Bonuses Tied to Diversity in Banks’ Push for Long-Awaited Change

  • Wells Fargo to grade leaders on diversity before setting pay
  • Goldman announced similar move last year as scrutiny mounted
Pedestrians pass in front of a Wells Fargo & Co. bank branch at night in New York.Photographer: Craig Warga/Bloomberg
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When frustrated U.S. lawmakers surveyed the nation’s top banks last year on whether they link diversity figures to executives’ compensation, the answer came back unanimous: No.

Only half of the nation’s eight largest banks said they even consider diversity in performance reviews.