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Jennifer Ventimiglia, who joined Fortera in 2015, will also become chief executive after Tom Kane retires from this role.

Hafize Gaye Erkan stepped down just weeks after the bank's founder, chairman and co-chief executive, James Herbert, announced a medical leave of absence. The San Francisco company named an interim CEO and said it will conduct a search for Herbert’s successor.

The Trump-appointed head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Jelena McWilliams, said she plans to leave the agency in early February. The announcement comes weeks after Democratic appointees making up a majority of the board had threatened her leadership by acting on policy related to bank mergers without her consent.

The U.S. Treasury’s top official for financial oversight said government regulators need action from lawmakers to adequately protect investors — and the wider financial system — from risks posed by stablecoins.

Tonia Niedzialkowski will succeed longtime CEO Bernie McLaughlin, who is set to retire in late January.

The Arkansas bank is working with 10 universities' athletic departments to create programs for women it hopes will one day join its ranks.

Morgan Stanley made sweeping changes to its employee benefits including increasing parental leave and allowing some employees to buy its stock at a 10% discount amid intense competition for talent.

HUD official Alanna McCargo takes over the top job at the government corporation, which has had a series of acting leaders since 2017.

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Conservative groups have sued the Securities and Exchange Commission and the state of California to overturn rules requiring banks and other companies to add more women and minorities as directors. Experts say the legal challenges are unlikely to change how corporations think about boardroom diversity.