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Will fintech create a small-business-loan utopia?

09/05/17

Karen Mills, former head of the Small Business Administration, says the glut of online lenders could help entrepreneurs obtain funds quickly.

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'Best Banks' with female CEOs; Chase’s blockchain leader's techie start

08/31/17

Chase's Amber Baldet shares how she got interested in technology; Credit Suisse’s Laura Hemrika talks microfinance; and a few of our Best Banks to Work For have female CEOs.

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Not far from Charlottesville and yet so very far

08/24/17

The uplifting story of another Virginia statue — this one honoring the first black female to charter a bank — is well-timed. Plus, JPMorgan Chase's O'Connor on laboring over Libor and U.S. Bank's Lawler on getting people to do the right thing.

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New boss for card division in eye of storm at Wells Fargo

08/24/17

Beverly Anderson, who had held the job on an interim basis since March, leads a unit that has been roiled by the bank's unauthorized-accounts scandal.

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Can Betsy Duke fix Wells?; JPM execs making noise

08/17/17

Sanger is out at Wells Fargo and so it is a crisis that gives us our first female board chair at a major U.S. bank. Women lead two major tech initiatives at JPMorgan Chase, which is also adding a fourth woman to its executive committee.

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Are banks better than Silicon Valley in their diversity efforts?

08/10/17

JPMorgan CEO Dimon says banks are putting Silicon Valley to shame … in terms of diversity; Uber’s plan to replace its CEO with a woman seems to be sputtering; and Yellen’s potential successors also are all men.

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Will the FDIC's next leader be female?

08/03/17

Fifth Third’s new chief legal counsel, Jelena McWilliams, might be changing jobs again and Australia’s first female bank CEO tells all in a memoir. Plus, the advantage with female founders, and young feminists on the rise.

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Will B of A’s Anne Finucane make an Uber move?

07/27/17

The New York Times explores why we lack female CEOs, Uber considers Bank of America’s Anne Finucane for its CEO spot, and State Street’s head of corporate governance explains its push for gender diversity on boards. Plus, who needs a hero?

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Why Maria Vullo is a fintech skeptic

07/20/17

A profile of New York's superintendent of banking offers insight into her thinking on hot regulatory issues; the women behind the machine learning at Morgan Stanley and UBS see a future with better advice; plus, Jane Austen and the new Doctor Who.

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AI is augmenting Morgan Stanley’s advisers — not replacing them

07/18/17

Convinced that clients want as much human interaction as ever, the Wall Street firm is using machine learning to help its financial advisers stay informed and work efficiently.

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