Diversity and equality

GE exec hired as new Regions diversity chief

08/06/18

Clara Green will head the Diversity and Inclusion Center of Expertise at the Alabama bank.

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An ally at Goldman Sachs and a payoff at BofA

07/20/18

Goldman’s next CEO pushes for more women in senior roles. Fifth Third’s program to retain new moms is working. And there’s good news and bad news at Bank of America, as it bulks up on female summer interns but pays out millions to an exec fired over sexual harassment claims.

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BMO Harris' digital push, California's sandbox skeptic and a giant slayer

07/02/18

A Chicago bank isn't afraid of taking on competitors that spend billions on technology. A state regulator is afraid of giving fintech startups too much latitude. Yet another one of our Most Powerful Women retires. Plus, blockchain's leading ladies, the fallout from a big political upset and a tool to help you stop apologizing.

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Behind BofA's hiring push in low-income areas

06/15/18

Bank of America is in expansion mode and wants to add 10,000 retail and other workers who better reflect the communities it serves.

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A bro-think remedy, a new crypto czar and a Facebook facepalm

06/15/18

Starling's Anne Boden and Mastercard's Ann Cairns have a similar warning for the banking and tech sectors. Facebook scolds activist investor Natasha Lamb for being "not nice." And some big Most Powerful Women moves, as Catherine Keating takes a new CEO job, and Kathie Andrade exits TIAA.

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Number of black bankers at JPMorgan drops for 6th straight year

06/14/18

Even with the decline, the nation's largest bank still employs a higher percentage of black employees in the U.S. than its rivals.

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JPMorgan lab helps fintechs with firsthand knowledge of underserved

06/07/18

The bank’s joint initiative with CFSI awards capital to firms trying to address issues that the startup teams personally experienced.

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Training students with disabilities to work at banks

06/01/18

Financial institutions have spent time and money to try to make their branches and digital services more accessible, but Fifth Third and TD Bank are among employers working with the nonprofit Project SEARCH to meet an overlooked need: finding jobs for young people with autism and other cognitive challenges.

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Number of black bankers drops at Citigroup for 8th straight year

06/01/18

Black workers are now down to about one in ten U.S. employees inside Citigroup, according to 2017 figures in a report published on its website.

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A dirty little secret, an offensive hat and another cliffhanger

05/26/18

Bankers to British royalty are not so decorous. Aussies play the (gender) blame game, after AMP fiasco. NYSE's Stacey Cunningham could be standing on a cliff. And, what’s with the men of "Arrested Development"?

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