Recruiting

TD Bank seeks recruitment jump on workers who took a timeout

09/09/19

Its new training program will try to make commercial bankers out of professionals who left the workforce and want back in. It is another example of a bank getting creative in a tight job market.

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Facebook is eyeing engineers at New York banks in hiring spree

09/06/19

Facebook plans to double its headcount in New York City, an expansion that could set up the social media giant for a clash with some of the biggest firms in finance.

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Forced arbitration, JPM's contrarian move, M&A as recruiting tool: Top stories of the week

08/30/19

The case of a pastor wrongly-accused by Wells Fargo has mandatory arbitration back in the spotlight; JPMorgan started buying securities long before talk about rate cuts; more banks are turning to M&A to acquire talent; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Frost Bank bumps up against familiar challenge: A dearth of tech talent

07/25/19

The San Antonio bank has had little trouble hiring retail bankers to staff its new Houston branches, but it’s having a harder time filling IT and cybersecurity jobs at its headquarters, said CEO Phil Green.

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M&T defends 12% increase in costs

07/18/19

While executives at the Buffalo, N.Y., bank said they would take a closer look at spending, especially given the potential for interest rate cuts, they described investments in tech talent as an essential cost of doing business.

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It’s time to reconsider job applicants with criminal records

06/26/19

Credit unions and the rest of the financial services sector, in the spirit of recent criminal justice reform, should be more open to hiring workers with low-level criminal convictions.

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Truist's rough landing, BB&T-SunTrust opportunist, AML cheat sheet: Top stories of the week

06/14/19

Hard sell ahead for BB&T-SunTrust as ‘Truist’ lands with a thud; Citizens looks to poach BB&T-SunTrust talent; what the Senate AML bill means for banks; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

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BOK hires veteran health care banker from Synovus

06/13/19

The Tulsa, Okla., bank is adding Jim Thompson as director of senior housing investments.

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Synovus lands Regions exec to fill CFO spot

06/03/19

Jamie Gregory has worked for Regions for a decade and was named head of corporate financial strategy early this year, but he's jumping ship to Synovus in late June.

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Two bank analysts leave FIG Partners to join D.A. Davidson

06/03/19

Kevin Fitzsimmons and David Bishop switched jobs shortly after FIG Partners sold to Janney Montgomery Scott.

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