Sure it was painful, but the tumult of the last 12 months hasn't slowed down these 25 women. Whether in new positions or old ones, they are poised to play leading roles in the industry's recovery.

Their titles may be different, but these investment bankers, card executives, fund managers and private-equity investors are under the same pressures as their banking counterparts — and are meeting the challenges head on.

These highly profitable banks all have one thing in common: women in key roles.

Pam Flaherty has worn many hats in her four decades at Citi, but she's saved her most meaningful work for last.

The setting was festive and the fashions elegant, but when Heidi Miller took the stage to accept her award as Most Powerful Woman in Banking, pride turned to near defiance ...

Dealing with the financial crisis has been stressful and distracting, but industry leaders are still finding time to coach up-and-coming female execs.

In the corporate war on the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, bankers are nowhere to be found.

Not everyone expects Bank of America's decision to cull its roughly 6,200 branches by 10 percent to fuel a widespread 'rationalization' of big-bank branch networks.

The stimulus bill thrust the Small Business Administration back into the spotlight and its new administrator is determined to make sure it stays there.

Spooked by sharp declines in their net worth, boomers are postponing retirement and investing more conservatively. They are also counting on their banks to simplify their financial lives.

In making the move to remote deposit capture it is critical that banks keep an open mind and seriously consider item capture at the teller workstation.

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