The mishandling of the two former employees’ complaints, detailed in documents and by former OSHA officials, raises questions about the government’s treatment of whistleblowers throughout the financial services industry.
Banks are adding videoconferencing at branches, but consumers might prefer to video chat from their phones. Unlike with mobile banking, shirts and pants will likely be required.
The branch manager was terminated after she reported conduct by at least three private bankers working under her that she believed to be bank, wire and mail fraud.
The Pittsburgh bank is developing new products, simplifying old ones and modernizing its workplace based on detailed feedback from consumers, small businesses and employees in an attempt to create a bank they all like better.
Community banks are less likely to close branch locations than their larger counterparts. But those branches should mix technology with the homespun local flavor customers have come to expect.
The $13.7 billion acquisition could have significant implications for swipe-fee revenue and other grocers' in-store branches. It also raises the question of whether the Seattle e-commerce Goliath will soon set its sights on the financial services industry.
