if anyone needs me this evening I’ll be working on the “first missed flight” page of my baby book

Scoop w/ Katherine Doherty Hannah Levitt: Some of Wall Street’s largest banks told Congress and the Biden admin that kicking Russia off SWIFT would have far-reaching fallout that could undermine the purpose of the penalties #Russia #Ukraine #sanctions bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

U.S. and European powers committed to remove some Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, as well as “restrictive measures that will prevent the Russian Central Bank from deploying its international reserves in ways that undermine the impact of our sanctions.”

Lines at cash machines forming in Russia. Public scrambling for dollars. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“Hannah, what are your career goals?”

Don't believe there's systemic bias in banking? Read this please. Shawn Donnan Ann Choi 최주연 Hannah Levitt Bloomberg Businessweek bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-…

"They kept moving the needle." In 2020, lenders approved 70% of Black homeowners looking to refinance their mortgages – the lowest rate among any race or ethnicity. One major lender even rejected more Black homeowners than it approved. bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-… Bloomberg

The pandemic refi boom created a huge wealth event for Americans. But, at Wells Fargo, Black mortgage applicants lost out at a staggering rate. Great reporting, data analysis and graphics here from Shawn Donnan Ann Choi 최주연 Hannah Levitt & Christopher Cannon bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-…

read this thread ⬇️ (and then read our story)

Two years ago, a rich, White, well-connected, middle-age Wall Street executive told me and Jordyn Holman he was leaving after four decades to start a bank that isn't racist. Here in the new Businessweek is what happened. We hope you like it. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Inside Russia’s 96-hour cliffhanger to sidestep a default in what was the most widely-tracked coupon payment in history Global financial plumbing entered the spotlight as Russia default feared Great read by Jenny Surane + Hannah Levitt bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Over the past year or so, every major Wall Street bank has promised to eventually go green. Here's the hitch: They're also lending hundreds of billions of dollars to oil and gas. So @HannahLevitt and I looked at the big bank on top: Wells Fargo bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Just out: New data show Wells Fargo accepted more Black borrowers in 2021 than the previous year, but it still had the biggest racial disparity among major lenders bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Equality

Such atrocious news. Journalists should be able to do their jobs without being shot. Rest in peace Shireen Abu Akleh washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/…

making my valiant return to twitter to encourage you all to tune in at 10am for a chat on overdraft fees!

NEW: The Federal Reserve has been conducting a review of Goldman’s Marcus consumer business, posing another headache for the embattled unit. w/ Hannah Levitt bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Well y'all I have some personal news: starting today I'll be leading Bloomberg's finance team in the UK and Middle East. With the new gig, I'll be relocating to London later this year. It's an incredible team of reporters and I can't wait to get started!