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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.

By |2022-09-22T10:59:51-05:00April 9th, 2021|Comments Off on How technology and data can help your DEI efforts

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.

By |2022-09-30T14:49:58-05:00March 9th, 2021|Comments Off on Innovation with a social conscience

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.

By |2022-09-30T14:53:33-05:00February 2nd, 2021|Comments Off on Appraising mortgage lenders’ diversity, equity and inclusion

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.

By |2022-09-15T09:47:17-05:00January 13th, 2021|Comments Off on 3 ways to make DEI gains in 2021

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.

By |2022-09-22T10:57:48-05:00November 18th, 2020|Comments Off on A DEI roadmap for smaller financial institutions

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.

By |2022-09-30T14:00:50-05:00September 15th, 2020|Comments Off on How one big bank is doing DEI

The state of diversity, equity and inclusion in financial services

BAI Banking Outlook research finds financial services employees rate their organizations highly for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). But there is still more work to do to make greater impact.

By |2022-10-06T15:03:19-05:00September 15th, 2020|Comments Off on The state of diversity, equity and inclusion in financial services

How banks can meet the moment on diversity, equity and inclusion

What is the DEI landscape like within banks and credit unions? What can these organizations do to address long-standing issues of race and inequality? Diane Ashley, CEO of DTA Diversity Counts and former chief diversity officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, shares her insights.

By |2022-09-30T13:45:44-05:00June 16th, 2020|Comments Off on How banks can meet the moment on diversity, equity and inclusion

The State of Culture and Conduct in Financial Services

Do you know where your culture and conduct strategy stands relative to your industry peers? See what Financial Services professionals are saying about the culture and conduct at their organizations in the latest BAI Banking Outlook research.

By |2022-10-07T10:07:32-05:00April 22nd, 2020|Comments Off on The State of Culture and Conduct in Financial Services

Why compliance is no excuse for being dull on social media

When it comes to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, compliance isn’t exactly up there with celebrity news. But it hardly matters, given this: The very nature of financial industry regulation creates a chilling effect on any attempt Read More

By |2023-07-24T17:00:29-05:00November 19th, 2018|Comments Off on Why compliance is no excuse for being dull on social media

The innovation realization: It’s more than just fintech

So much of what happens in our industry today boils down to this popular conclusion: Innovation equals fintech. To be sure, the buzz that surrounds artificial intelligence, chatbots and machine learning is understandable. And at first Read More

By |2023-07-25T09:42:34-05:00August 2nd, 2017|Comments Off on The innovation realization: It’s more than just fintech

Social skills: Making bank social media click with customers

Many banks think they’re hip with social media. Too many. But the truth is, too many aren’t too hip: They slap some product information and pictures of their branches on Facebook, get a few customers to Read More

By |2023-01-05T08:43:10-06:00June 14th, 2017|Comments Off on Social skills: Making bank social media click with customers