Beth Mooney, who took over the helm as KeyCorp's Chairman and CEO earlier this year, heads the list. Donna DeMaio, Diane Reyes, Cece Stewart and Patricia Callahan also grace the top five.

• Women to Watch: 6-10

• Women to Watch: 11-15

• Women to Watch: 16-20

• Women to Watch: 21-25

• Top 25 Non-bank Finance: 6-10

• Top 25 Non-bank Finance: 11-15

• Top 25 Non-bank Finance 16-20

• Top 25 Non-bank Finance: 21-25

Four teams that show how women are making headway in the industry.

• Top Team: Harris Financial

• Top Team: HSBC

• Top Team: Wells Fargo

• Top Team: Zions Bancorp

Open discrimination is rare now, but unconscious bias remains. Some banks are figuring out how to make the most of all the available talent.

Selling healthy banks to save a failing sister institution seemed crazy. Mary Lynn Lenz made it work.

All around the Federal Reserve System, women are excelling. Does the Fed know something about women's career development that the private sector doesn't?

Executive women reflect on the important choices that set them on a trajectory to the top.

From the Egyptian crisis to tri-party repo reform, a problem solver for JPMorgan Chase tackles the issues.

According to a recent study, 95 percent of women are the financial decision-makers in their household. They also indicate greater confidence than men in their primary banks. The best growth strategy for banks is to foster and cultivate relationships with those people.

This month, we salute women who are moving on and leaving a legacy of leadership.

Foreclosure prevention seems to work best when paternalism trumps profit motive.

Updates to the 20-year-old Americans With Disabilities Act means, for banks, there is a heavy chore ahead.

Will rewarding timely loan payments keep underwater homeowners from thinking about strategic default?

In the wake of the crisis, M&A is pushed by conditional pricing and debt-to-equity swaps.

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