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To get mentored, you have to get noticed

10/02/18

How do you get someone like Bank of America's Anne Finucane as a mentor? Be impressive enough to get her attention and tough enough to take her constructive criticism.

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Serious about workplace equality? Start by eliminating these blind spots

10/02/18

Early-morning meetings and other managerial decisions can disproportionately impact working mothers unless bank executives take notice.

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American National deepens Va. roots with latest acquisition

10/02/18

The company will pay $96 million to buy HomeTown Bankshares to gain scale in western Virginia.

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Startup lender Petal launches its subprime credit card

10/02/18

The firm hopes to distinguish itself from other lenders by analyzing customer cash flow to determine the likelihood that borrowers will repay.

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Fed looks at relaxing big bank rules; Wells western retail chief leaves

10/02/18

The central bank is mulling measures to broaden the number of banks receiving reg relief; Lisa Stevens was a top deputy to the former retail chief during the phony accounts scandal.

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Inside Mel Watt’s #MeToo moment

10/02/18

The House Financial Services Committee is examining sexual harassment charges against FHFA director Watt. American Banker reporter Hannah Lang offers her take.

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Stephanie Cohen is turbocharging the idea pipeline at Goldman Sachs

10/01/18

When Stephanie Cohen earned the chief strategy officer’s job at Goldman Sachs in January, she was told she had a blank sheet of paper. Cohen responded by, among other things, launching an internal incubator for new business ideas.

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Samantha Spilkin: Rare background, fresh perspective at Goldman Sachs

10/01/18

Spilkin's education in math and programming, uncommon in investment banking, has allowed her to bring a disruptive approach to problem-solving at Goldman Sachs.

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Hard-won wisdom from AI's early adopters

10/01/18

Executives at Wells Fargo, BBVA Compass, ATB, and Banco Popular share some of the pain points they've encountered as they've implemented artificial intelligence, and how they overcame them.

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Remaking the FDIC by ripping up the rules

10/01/18

Jelena McWilliams knows the value of the FDIC’s role in a way most other Americans do not. Now she's in charge as it grapples with difficult questions and sets out to reshape the industry.

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