BankThink

Sexism is less blatant than in the "Boom-Boom Room" era, but women aren't yet treated like equals at the male-dominated Wall Street firms. A community bank CEO takes a contrarian approach to underperforming branches, staffing up instead of closing them down, and Bank of the West embeds star employees at nonprofits as leadership training. Also, FinCEN's Jennifer Shasky Calvery in her final congressional hearing, a swipe at Brexit sexism, and is the fact that uniforms are going out of fashion a good thing for gender equality?

Recent legislative proposals to make piecemeal changes to the government-sponsored enterprises could set broader GSE reform on the wrong path.

When it comes to earning consumer loyalty with user-friendly mobile banking tools, everyday interactions can matter more than momentous ones.

Wall Street Journal

JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America and other banks could take a hit to their second quarter profit from litigation charges and fines, as a Libor manipulation case revived earlier this week raised the possibility of liability for violation of antitrust laws. Such violations could require them to pay triple damages. But for now, it remains to be seen what, if any, penalties are incurred. Firms that choose to deal with the problem...

In guidance on banks' resolution plans, regulators effectively have made important policy decisions about liquidity transformation that were not subject to notice and comment.