Adler, former American Banker DC bureau chief, joins AIR

Joe Adler, who left American Banker as its Washington bureau chief last month, has joined the Alliance for Innovative Regulation as director of content. Adler has over two decades of experience as a reporter and editor. Adler has been with the Washington bureau of American Banker since 2006, writing on a variety of topics about the federal government’s financial […]

American Banker reporter Alix is departing

Laura Alix, a reporter at American Banker for the past five years, is leaving the Source Media publication. She covered regional and national banks and worked from Boston. Previously, Alix covered banking and financial services for Banker & Tradesman and the Commercial Record at The Warren Group, and she also worked as staff videographer. She holds […]

Schoenberger named editor in chief of American Banker

Arizent CEO Gemma Postlethwaite sent out the following announcement on Thursday: Arizent Team, I am delighted to share with you that Chana Schoenberger, current Editor in Chief of Financial Planning, has been appointed Editor in Chief of American Banker. Effective immediately, Chana will lead American Banker across all channels, including American Banker Magazine. As part of her […]

American Banker DC bureau chief Adler is departing

Joe Adler, the Washington bureau chief of American Banker, is leaving the publication after 16 years. “Worked with an incredible group of journalists and colleagues along the way,” he wrote on Twitter. “I’ll always be grateful for the experience. More on my next move soon.” Adler has been with the Washington bureau of American Banker […]

Reuters hires Lang to cover financial tech

Reuters has hired Hannah Lang to cover financial technology. She started on Monday. Lang has been a Washington-based reporter writing about federal mortgage policy and the U.S. housing finance system for American Banker and National Mortgage News. She is a former multimedia reporter for the Capital News Service and a graduate of the University of Maryland at […]

American Banker seeks a Federal Reserve reporter

We are seeking a reporter to cover the Federal Reserve Board and housing finance policy for the Washington D.C.-area bureau of American Banker, the preeminent news publication serving the financial services industry. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the Fed and other bank regulatory agencies. Essential skills include the ability to break […]

American Banker reporter Haggerty departs for law school

Neil Haggerty, Capitol Hill reporter at American Banker, has left to attend George Mason’s University’s Scalia Law School. Previously, Haggerty was a financial regulation reporter, covering the intersection of Washington and Wall Street and the regulation and enforcement of the financial services industry for MLex Market Insight. He has also worked at CNBC and was […]

American Banker community banking editor Davis is departing

Paul Davis, who oversees community banking and mergers and acquisitions coverage at American Banker, is leaving the publication. He is joining Strategic Resource Management, an advisory firm in Memphis, Tenn., as director of market intelligence and will start his new job on June 1. Davis has been in an editing role at American Banker for the […]

American Banker has hired Rocha as a reporter

American Banker has hired S&P Global Markets reporter Polo Rocha. His first day is Monday. Rocha has been at S&P Global since November 2017 writing primarily about the Federal Reserve Board, focusing on monetary policy and financial regulation. He previously spent a year at WisPolitics.com as a reporter and a year at WisBusiness.com as a […]

Forbes Advisor hires American Banker’s Witkowski

American Banker reporter Rachel Witkowski has been hired by Forbes Advisor as an assistant editor. She has been in American Banker’s Washington Bureau covering OCC, FDIC, fintech regulation and anti-money laundering. She previously covered mortgages and housing for Bankrate.com. Before that, she reported on bank regulation and financial technology at The Wall Street Journal since February 2016. Prior to that, […]