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JPMorgan plans to hire 300 Black, Latinx wealth advisers by 2025

03/26/21

JPMorgan Chase said it plans to hire 300 additional Black and Latinx wealth advisers by 2025 to serve more clients from those communities and allow employees from diverse backgrounds to advance in their careers.

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Everence Federal Credit Union promotes chief lending officer to CEO

03/26/21

Matthew Gehman will take the helm at the Lancaster, Pa., institution on April 1, succeeding W. Kent Hartzler, who has been CEO since 2007.

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Digital fraud focuses on younger consumers

03/26/21

The abrupt shutdown of retail a year ago led to a rise of digital shopping — and fraud. And the most tech-savvy consumers may be the most vulnerable, according to TransUnion data.

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Citi hires Goldman's Erika Irish Brown to lead diversity efforts

03/26/21

Brown, who was most recently Goldman's chief diversity officer, will join Citigroup in the coming months as chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer and global head of talent.

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Fed to lift bank payout restrictions; Senate approves PPP application extension

03/26/21

The move is a vote of confidence in the banking industry and the economy at large; borrowers would have until May 31 to apply for a loan.

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A new kind of shared branching for trio of Calif. credit unions

03/26/21

While many institutions are part of nationwide shared-branch networks, three Southern California credit unions have agreed to share one facility. The arrangement is believed to be the only one of its kind.

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The mounting costs of protracted mortgage forbearance

03/25/21

The FHFA’s forbearance extension to September is forcing nonbank servicers to buy out more delinquent loans. It's also upended loss estimates for investors and made racial and income disparities in the mortgage market worse.

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Senate Democrats initiate reversal of OCC 'true lender' rule

03/25/21

Democrats have proposed a Congressional Review Act resolution to strike down the OCC rule, arguing it enables "rent-a-bank" schemes.

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Fed will lift limits on capital distributions for some banks — but not until 3Q

03/25/21

For banks that pass this year’s stress tests, the Federal Reserve said it will eliminate the restrictions on dividends and share buybacks while subjecting those institutions instead to the stress capital buffer.

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Big banks are scaling back fossil fuel lending, but for how long?

03/25/21

The Rainforest Action Network says the 2020 decline stemmed more from weak energy demand during the pandemic than banks’ pledge to reduce financing to firms that contribute to climate change.

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