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Funds from a certificate of deposit at Berkshire Bank will help fuel lending to minority-owned small businesses. Mellody Hobson explains why merely "working on diversity" is not good enough. And Wells Fargo ties compensation to progress on diversity targets.
June 22
The latest news and perspective on women in the industry | The Most Powerful Women in Banking program convenes and empowers the community of female executives in financial services.
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Doug Nielson at U.S. Bank and Jane Barratt at MX explain how men can be more supportive of their female colleagues.
January 20
Can Charlie Scharf fix what ails Wells Fargo? How will Kelly King and Bill Rogers manage the integration of the biggest bank merger since the early 2000s? And will New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy be able to beat back opposition from the banking industry and make good on his promise to create a state-owned bank? Here are 11 leaders to keep an eye on in 2020.
January 12
VantageScore Solutions’ CEO Barrett Burns introduces a video featuring this year’s Most Powerful Women In Banking winners - influential women and their allies who have impacted and elevated the banking and finance industries.
A sneak peek of a new podcast launching on American Banker later this summer as part of our Leaders Forum, where senior voices and innovators will share their leadership experiences and perspectives on business-critical topics. Arizent CEO Gemma Postlethwaite talks with Ernie Johannson, BMO’s Group Head of North American Personal and Business Banking, about leadership during the Covid-19 crisis, organizational agility and lessons in discernment.
June 24
Grainne McNamara, financial services principal at Ernst & Young, explains that bank regulators have already been examining banks' cultures, and that's likely to continue. But banks can still fix culture problems during a pandemic.
March 30
Big succession moves dominated the industry headlines in the past few weeks, as women claimed key chief leadership titles.
October 27
Bank executives at the Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance gala stressed the importance of male allies in combating gender inequities.
October 9
The ‘Unsinkable Cathy Bessant’; Thasunda Duckett’s rising star takes center stage; the challenges facing Wells Fargo chief Charles Scharf; Fannie, Freddie to retain $45B in capital; and more from this week’s most-read stories.
October 4
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From hiring to health care, Vice Chair Anne Finucane shares details about Bank of America’s pledge to address vital needs in minority communities.June 18
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Wells Fargo Chief Executive Charlie Scharf, who vowed last month to do more to improve diversity within the firm's ranks, is tying executives' pay to their progress in doing so.June 16
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As protesters continue to take to the streets to express outrage over racial injustice and inequality, banks — for the first time — will commemorate the date that marks the end of slavery in the U.S.June 16
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Evidence suggests some minority-owned businesses can’t access loans, and the Trump administration is under pressure to report borrower demographics. The issue is gaining attention against the backdrop of protests over the George Floyd killing.June 14
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The group behind NewBank is pursuing a charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to offer banking services nationwide.June 10
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Anita Gail Moody, who was president of Enloe State Bank, admitted to creating phony loan documents — and setting a fire to destroy them — before the bank was shuttered in May 2019.June 9
