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Podcast: Reducing the friction in banking

ABA Community Banking

Anne Tangen, a bank IT expert-turned-CEO at BankFive in Fall River, Massachusetts, talks about BankFive's efforts to reduce friction in the account opening process, as well as her work to smooth the path for talented women in the community bank C-suite.

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President's Day: The Great Refrainer

Jeff For Banks

Some criticize that this laissez faire attitude led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the subsequent Great Depression. The dramatic stock market crash was probably fueled by wild speculation because of the economic expansion that happened under Coolidge's watch. And non-existent regulation likely played a role in the crash.

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Podcast: Inside a Community Bank’s ESG Strategy

ABA Community Banking

On the latest episode the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, Berkshire Bank President and CEO Nitin Mhatre discusss Berkshire Bank's "BEST Community Comeback," a new $5 billion ESG-focused initiative at the Massachusetts-based midsize community bank.

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Behind BJ’s Digital Double Down

PYMNTS

Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s Wholesale Club doesn’t always attract the same level of interest as its larger counterparts at Costco or Sam’s Club — mostly because those competitors are much larger. And continue to launch them — now under new leadership. A Unified Omnicommerce Focus.

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Ballard Spahr partner Dee Spagnuolo joins CFPB OMWI Director on panel at ABA meeting

CFPB Monitor

Members of Ballard Spahr’s Consumer Financial Services group recently participated in the American Bar Association Business Law Section Annual Meeting held in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Pandemic: No Problem. And Messages From Our Financial Services Providers

Jeff For Banks

Genworth Dear Valued Policyholder: As COVID 19 (the coronavirus) dominates the news and the stock markets have large movements from day to day, we at Genworth want to reassure you that our associates are well positioned to continue our long tradition of being there for our policyholders regardless of social and economic conditions.

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Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Grocery Upgrades, Entertainment Expansions

PYMNTS

The goal, analysts note isn’t to steal market share from the leaders. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan were co-signatories of a letter Wednesday (Nov. New Leadership of the Week: A New CEO For Sam’s . CEO Greg Foran.