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Inevitably, Equifax’s CEO Richard Smith has left his post. For the credit bureau's sake, let's hope it has a long-term plan that's better than promoting from within.

Jia Chen has spent the past two years meeting clients, speaking at industry panels and becoming the face of a resurgent market for synthetic CDOs. Along the way, she's helped establish Citigroup as its dominant player.

Richard Smith has resigned from the embattled Atlanta credit reporting company and will be replaced by Paulino do Rego Barros Jr., a seven-year company veteran. Board member Mark Feidler, a former telecom executive, was named nonexecutive chairman.

Theodora Lau, director of market innovation at AARP, says financial companies and fintechs should consider the over-50 crowd in their app designs.

The Trump administration has implemented an apparent role reversal for the Financial Stability Oversight Council, leaving the true intended role of the post-crisis systemic risk body unclear.