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Sallie Krawcheck (Image: Bloomberg News)
Since being forced out of Bank of America in 2011, Krawcheck has been talking a lot about the business case for gender diversity on boards and in top management. Now she's putting her money where her mouth is — and hopes other women will, too. »
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Betsy Lawer, the vice chair and president of First National Bank Alaska, started from the bottom at her family's bank and learned what it takes to drum up business there—including hopping planes to remote parts of the state to make connections. »

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Image: Bloomberg News)
Sen. Elizabeth Warren renewed her inquiry Tuesday into whether government officials have conducted any analysis into the trade-offs of settling an enforcement action without requiring an admission of guilt versus going to trial.
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Royal Bank of Scotland CFO Bruce Van Saun will replace Ellen Alemany as CEO of its U.S. business. He is preparing Citizens Financial for a partial IPO by 2015, though he said in an interview that he is open to "attractive" takeover offers.

Big banks have been among the most vocal supporters of gay rights in the workplace. Many LGBT bankers laud the progress but say diversity efforts still sometimes fall short.
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American Banker Magazine Editor in Chief Heather Landy responds to the charges and examines the possible evidence of her own unconscious bias.
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Catherine Bessant, head of global tech and ops at Bank of America, shares updates on her bank-wide IT streamlining project, new technologies the bank is testing, and tech terms she'd like to see eliminated.
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Victory Capital Management did not fit with KeyCorp's retail strategy so the Cleveland company decided to sell it and has since asked regulators to let it use capital from the deal to buy back shares, CEO Beth Mooney said.

Fifth Third Bancorp has hired Citigroup executive Maria Veltre as its new chief marketing officer.

The former Citigroup and Bank of America executive told attendees at a forum that the banking industry must diversify and embrace women as more than a niche market.

Jane Haskin, president and chief executive of First Bethany Bank & Trust
Establishing mentoring programs and better employee communication, drawing on the expertise of nonfinancial companies and holding special events aimed at women business owners are some of the ways banks can develop more women executives and clients.

Rep. Marsha Blackburn (Image: Bloomberg News)
Rep. Marsha Blackburn introduced legislation to strengthen the nation's safeguards against cyberattacks while a House panel passed a measure to promote sharing of cyber threats.

Lawmakers grilled the OCC and Fed on Thursday over the failed independent foreclosure review, including their extensive use of independent consultants to carry out much of the work.

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