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How the Best Banks to Work For get employees to love their jobs

08/27/18

Most banks have an array of charitable endeavors designed to get workers involved. But the ones on our Best Banks list have built an emotional connection with employees

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Employee wellness is more than a gym discount at Oakworth Capital

08/27/18

Oakworth Capital Bank, which topped our 'Best Banks' list this year, takes a broad view of wellness by providing employees with free healthy snacks and classes on time management.

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Bell Bank employees embrace ideal of 'North Dakota nice'

08/27/18

Inspired by the book "How Fargo of You," Bell Bank has an awards program that recognizes employees with a talent for the little touches that matter to customers.

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Best Banks to Work For

08/27/18

See the perks employees get at the 85 financial institutions that made our sixth annual Best Banks to Work For list.

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How this bank turned a passion for tuna salad into a way to benefit charities

08/27/18

Employees at First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Pascagoula-Moss Point love to eat, so much so that they started raising money for charity by selling lunches.

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Mitek CEO to depart in leadership shuffle

08/27/18

Jim DeBello will leave his post as CEO of digital capture and mobile identity company Mitek, one of a handful of high-level personnel moves at the company.

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Biggest U.S. banks slash muni-bond holdings after tax cut

08/27/18

JPMorgan Chase, State Street, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Bank of America decreased their holdings of tax-exempt bonds by nearly $16 billion in the first half of 2018, according to quarterly filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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There's no harm in OCC's single-agency approach on CRA — for now

08/27/18

Unilateral approaches to bank regulation are risky, but the OCC's plan to seek public comment independent of the other agencies could help shed light on a CRA debate that is now being waged internally.

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De novos built for niche audiences

08/27/18

Organizers of new banks want to cater to underbanked minorities, entrepreneurs, military veterans and other specialized groups.

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CFPB's student loan ombudsman resigns in scathing letter to Mulvaney

08/27/18

Seth Frotman, whose student lending unit had been gutted in May, said the bureau's current leadership "has abandoned its duty to fairly and robustly enforce the law.”

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