A "transformational" capital raise led by CEO Mary Ann Scully set the stage for Howard Bank's largest-ever acquisition.

Synovus is widely regarded as one of the industry’s most admired companies, and it is up to Liz Wolverton to ensure that it does not rest on its laurels.

In her role as BBVA Compass' chief talent and culture officer, Rosilyn Houston is all about making employees happy.

The Most Powerful Women in Banking are reshaping not only their institutions, but also their industry. And each is doing so in her own unique way.

Mr. Smith has nothing on Dorothy Savarese when it comes to fighting for a cause in Washington.

By investing in technology and talent development, Julieann Thurlow is positioning her community bank for the long term.

A pay hike for front-line employees is one example of how Karen Larrimer has shaken up the status quo in PNC’s retail banking division.

Thasunda Duckett led Chase Auto Finance to record loan growth in her three-plus years as the unit’s CEO. Now she is looking to take JPMorgan Chase's consumer bank to similarly lofty heights.

Some of these leaders are new to their roles, while others have been in theirs for years. But one thing they all have in common is that they are commanding attention.

As Fifth Third's chief administrative officer, Teresa Tanner has overseen big changes in employee benefits and led the process to relaunch the bank's brand.

JPMorgan Chase's top lawyer oversees a team of more than 1,900 legal professionals in 29 countries.

Begonya Klumb has, in short order, established UMB Financial as one of the nation’s foremost administrators of health savings accounts and related products.

Janet Garufis has spent of the past year working to ease the regulatory burden on community banks.

It's Yvette Hollingsworth Clark's job to make sure consumer, cyber and other protections are embedded into the design of digital products.

When Andy Cecere took over as CEO of U.S. Bancorp in April, one of his first orders of business was to promote Kate Quinn to vice chairman and chief administrative officer.

Jane Fraser has been tapped to revive lagging parts of Citi’s business before and Mexico is her latest turnaround assignment.

Yolande Piazze oversaw the rollout of Citi FinTech's first product in December 2016. Three months later, she was named the unit's CEO.

After she saw statistics showing that over the last 10 years the number of women on Fortune 1000 boards has not changed significantly, Centric's CEO decided to take action to increase the visibility of female leaders in her area.

Andrea Smith is leading an effort to address income inequality in Bank of America's hometown.

As president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond, Jill Castilla has become a master of social media and an internationally recognized voice for community banking.