Courage. Culture. Sexism.
American Banker asked a group of senior financial services executives to discuss some of the powerful unseen influences on their daily business decision-making and provide insight on the way forward for their industry. The women – executives from BBVA Compass, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, DeutscheBank, UBS, FifthThird and First United – were forthright and thoughtful in their responses. Here's what they had to say.
Elevations Credit Union is paying athletes at the University of Colorado Boulder by way of a new credit card. The annual fee, plus two cents per transaction, will go to a collective that provides financial support to Buffaloes players.
The bureau suggested this week that states should remove the exemptions banks enjoy from data privacy laws. California is a prime candidate to act.
The North Dakota governor's real estate background and affordable housing policies fit with the president-elect's plan to open up federal lands for new home construction.
Nicholas Takahashi and his team are accused of deliberately trying to poach the clients of a former colleague managing hundreds of millions in assets and producing more than $1 million a year in revenue.
The number of banks announcing plans to sell this year reached 108 by the end of Oct.; Truist Financial promoted Brad Bender to chief risk officer; Old Point Financial made Cathy W. Liles its chief financial officer; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
Sam Valverde, acting president of Ginnie Mae, has resigned after about six months in the job.
