News Topic: Mentoring

A trio of small credit unions designated as minority depository institutions have been matched with larger institutions to improve outreach to low-income and underserved consumers. ... Read full article

The days of meeting with mentors and pitching investors in person are at least temporarily over, but fintech incubators, accelerators and boot camps are finding creative ways to replicate these valuable experiences online. ... Read full article

In a still male-dominated industry, does the network help attract and keep more women at the firm? CEO Shirl Penney says yes and has the results to prove it. ... Read full article

Women need to take charge of their own networking events. ... Read full article

Arleas Upton Kea shares her 30-year journey to become the first African-American woman to serve as deputy to the FDIC chairman and chief operating officer. ... Read full article

Women in the pipeline get some attention from a room full of top banking industry executives celebrating the Most Powerful Women rankings. California is the first to impose a quota requiring companies to increase the number of women on boards, and the ... Read full article

Britton has an important job now, supporting the CIO for one of HSBC's most important regions, but she hopes to someday be a regional chief operating officer, or perhaps even a CEO. ... Read full article

Working closely with her boss, Marie Chandoha, Seidlitz is on a mission to recruit and retain more female asset managers. ... Read full article

Hamlin caught the attention of the bank's senior leaders when she oversaw the successful launch of a checking product. Now she sits at the center of every major marketing initiative. ... Read full article

Her primary job is advising senior executives on compliance, technology and data security matters, but Hosein is also making a mark as a champion for up-and-coming female leaders. ... Read full article

In five years, Moy has built from scratch a thriving business unit that is focused solely on developing easy-to-use, customer-facing technology for U.S. Bancorp's wealth management clients. ... Read full article

Getting more women into managerial posts matters to TD Bank, and a robust mentoring program is making a big difference. ... Read full article

Alexandria Partners’ CEO asks InVest Conference attendees how much they assume they are being clear. ... Read full article

Optimism that the #MeToo movement will have a positive influence is high among bankers who participated in a recent survey on sexual harassment. But there is also concern that it could lead to gender discrimination in hiring and mentoring. ... Read full article

The difference in pay between men and women at Citi is not as striking as some other differences. A reverse mentor changed how Goldman’s Edith Cooper thinks about differences in the workplace. Banks are doing a lot more than relaxing the dress code to ... Read full article

American Banker readers share their views on the most pressing banking topics of the week. Comments are excerpted from reader response sections of AmericanBanker.com articles and our social media platforms. ... Read full article

Columbia Banking's CEO, who died unexpectedly on Sunday, was a thoughtful and tenacious leader who leaves a legacy of turning a small Washington bank into a regional power in the Pacific Northwest. ... Read full article