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Fortune 500 Rank

439

M&T Bank

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Industry

Commercial Banks

Company Size

10,000 – 50,000

Date

January 9, 2023

"When the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was rolled out during the pandemic, we had to stop thinking about jobs and start thinking about skills. By focusing on skills versus jobs—and rapidly mobilizing talent in an agile way—we outperformed our peers, funding 96% of qualified applicants loans in the first round, and 100% in the second round, versus peers with more advanced technology that struggled to fund more than 50% in the first round."

Neil Walker-Neveras

Chief Talent Officer

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