News Topic: Women in Banking

Pay for female staff at HSBC's U.K. business fell further behind male colleagues' in the last year, according to new figures from the London-based bank. ... Read full article

Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and Martha McSally, R-Ariz., will fill the two GOP vacancies in the new Congress. ... Read full article

Executives from Microsoft and other firms will expand PNC's board to 14 members. ... Read full article

In her New Year’s message, CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger called on the agency to ensure that consumers are treated fairly and that “the marketplace is innovating.” ... Read full article

As head of Santander Bank’s retail network, Colleen Clancy will be in charge of more than 600 branches and over 4,100 employees across eight states. ... Read full article

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., will take the gavel on the Financial Services Committee next term. ... Read full article

Former McKinsey & Company associate partner Liz Oakes has been named Mastercard's executive vice president of market development for the New Payments Platforms division. ... Read full article

Maria Vullo is stepping down as head of New York's banking and insurance regulator after three years in which she created a national model for cybersecurity regulations at banks and fought back against federal attempts to chip away at payday-lending ... Read full article

The California congresswoman would be the first woman and first African-American to lead the committee. ... Read full article

Nadine Murray, who had worked for JPMorgan Chase's consumer bank, will guide strategy for Even Financial. It creates APIs that are meant to make its services the digital version of branches and agents. ... Read full article

Several banks saw significant changes in leadership as the year comes to a close. ... Read full article

The former head of Heritage Oaks Bancorp says she relishes a chance to reinvent Luther Burbank, a thrift that wants to make more commercial loans — a shift she has deftly orchestrated before. ... Read full article

Men on Wall Street are taking a cue from Vice President Mike Pence by refusing to dine one-on-one with women; Coinbase is offering fertility benefits; and Bank of America executive Katy Knox gets a promotion. ... Read full article

The company also expanded the responsibilities of Chief Administrative Officer Andrea Smith. ... Read full article

Simone Lagomarsino, former CEO of Heritage Oak Bank, will succeed John Biggs next month. ... Read full article

Recognize high-achieving women in the pipeline and celebrate diversity across the industry. Nominate a female executive under age 40 for Most Powerful Women in Banking: Next. ... Read full article

The Senate's approval of the Kansas banking commissioner leaves the board with two remaining seats to fill as the administration's nominees for the vacancies await votes. ... Read full article

The bank has long had a program in place to train new employees, but now it’s testing a pilot to help retrain existing staff for different careers at the institution. ... Read full article