Minority-owned banks are ready for a recession
Nicole Elam from the National Bankers Association joins us on the BAI Banking Strategies podcast to discuss the solid financial health of minority depository institutions.
Breaking barriers: The path to financial inclusion
Embracing expanded data sources gives greater visibility to the credit invisible and previously unscorable, and helps create a more equitable credit economy.
A banking regulator’s approach to DEI issues
On the BAI Banking Strategies podcast, Nikita Pearson, director of the FDIC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, tells us what her agency is doing to promote DEI internally and at banks.
Green banking for a competitive edge
Smaller institutions may be able to differentiate themselves by shifting toward a sustainability-based identity.
For banks, the future of ESG is now
Financial institutions are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their commitment to climate-friendly business.
Banks are embracing their ESG future
Financial institutions are starting to recognize how they can benefit by addressing environmental, social and governance issues. Learn from thought leaders and gain ESG insights in this report.
A successful DEI program is built on data and relationships
Stephanie Smith, who heads Fifth Third Bank’s DEI efforts, joins us to discuss how data and relationships can help build a program that provides greater access and opportunity, both in the bank and in the community.
Financial literacy: The foundation for inclusion
As an industry, we need to create education programs that resonate with young children and adults during life’s teachable moments.
Climate Risk Impact
Climate change risk is not an abstraction, certainly not amid a recent spate of catastrophic hurricanes, wildfires and floods. Banks understand they’ll need to do something. But what? And when? Michael Denton’s team at Moody’s Analytics Read More
Improving diversity, equity and inclusion: 6 opportunities for banks
A broader reach in recruiting, hiring and promoting is vital for financial services organizations, but also important is cultivating a diverse client base.
How technology and data can help your DEI efforts
We can use data visualization to better understand our financial products and services and their effect on the communities we serve.
Innovation with a social conscience
Texas-based Woodforest National Bank was among the first to create its own opportunity zone fund to promote development in low-income areas. Learn more about the 2020 BAI Global Innovation Awards winner.
Diversity programs not working? Cohort analysis can help
It’s not enough to just look at the broad trends to determine the effectiveness of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Appraising mortgage lenders’ diversity, equity and inclusion
Homespire Mortgage VP Listy Limon joins us to discuss how mortgage companies are working to make their staffs as diverse as the different communities in which they operate.
3 ways to make DEI gains in 2021
BAI CEO Debbie Bianucci outlines approaches that will help your organization make tangible progress on diversity, equity and inclusion in the coming year.
A DEI roadmap for smaller financial institutions
Local banks and credit unions can make meaningful strides in creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive company culture.
Building a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce
Banks and credit unions are publicly pledging to do their part to address American inequities, which includes building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce at their financial institution.
November’s BAI Executive Report helps put that plan Read More
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Does your organization have the right structure in place to support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that will truly make a difference? BAI Banking Outlook research evaluates the state of the industry for what’s working and where the opportunities lie.
How one big bank is doing DEI
Nate Bennett, chief diversity officer at Comerica Bank, discusses the industry’s successes and ongoing challenges when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion. He also shares what’s working for Comerica in its approach to DEI that might also work for other banks and credit unions.