This study examines the association between U.S. banks’ corporate board gender and ethnic ownership diversity, focusing on cultural gender norms relating to female leadership positions. Utilizing Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Call Report and Summary of Deposit (SOD) data for 30...

Purpose: The study aims to analyze the roles of poverty and African American status in terms of vulnerability to tornado damages and barriers to recovery afterward. Design/methodology/approach: Using five decades of county-level data on tornadoes, the authors test whether economic damages from...

Purpose: Specific types of Hispanic-owned banks (HOBs), including those related to Brazilian, Cuban, Mexican or Puerto Rican heritage, have not be analyzed to date. There are important differences between the relevant communities, including geographic location, language barriers, population...