Women like Fifth Third's Mary Tuuk are proving that a strong career trajectory doesn't always have to go straight up.

Peyton Patterson grew a sleepy New England thrift into a $9 billion-asset player, sold the company and took a hiatus from banking. So why did she come back for a job as CEO of a sub-$1 billion institution? Because history just might repeat itself.

A group of dedicated, experienced women who are willing to take risks and make things happen can "reach down" and help women coming up, U.S. Bancorp's Pamela Joseph explains.

In part one of a three-part look at how women are on the leading edge of changes in financial services, we explore the future of leadership.

In part two of a three-part look at how women are on the leading edge of changes in financial services, we explore the future of working.

In part three of a three-part look at how women are on the leading edge of changes in financial services, we explore the future of customer relationships.

A brief history of a London benchmark and its hold on $350 trillion of financial instruments.

Community bank CFO Bob Dieterich runs for Congress in upstate NY.

Dwolla's upstart settlement service tries to take on ACH.

Brand executive, Bill McDonald, who put Capital One on the map with the "What's in Your Wallet" tagline retires.

Impact, intellect, performance, perseverance: 25 women who are reshaping the banking industry.

These leaders, some of whom are just emerging and others who are bringing a wealth of experience into new roles, are women worth keeping an eye on.

Across asset management, investment banking, capital markets and cards, these executives are helping to create a path to parity for women in a traditionally male-dominated field.

Six examples of banks that are empowering, and empowered by, women.

In the top tier of the organizational charts at the top-tier banks, we simply haven't made the kind of progress in the last 10 years that I was expecting. We cannot be complacent.

Notable quotes from across the financial industry.