Polyanna Unruh embraced her employer's tuition-assistance benefit to go from high-school graduate to MBA.

Stripe, one of the world's most valuable startups, will cut more than 1,000 jobs as it seeks to rein in costs ahead of any economic downturn.

The online consumer lender has told about 140 employees who process loan applications that it is eliminating their positions. The job cuts come as Upstart struggles to get banks and other investors interested in buying enough of its loans.

The cryptocurrency conglomerate Digital Currency Group promoted Mark Murphy to president from chief operating officer as part of a restructuring that saw about 10 employees exit the company.

FDIC data shows an uptick in the number of Americans with access to basic banking services. That momentum has to continue.

Kristy Fercho, who's run the bank's home lending division since August 2020, will report directly to CEO Charlie Scharf and sit on the operating committee. Last year, she became the first Black person to chair the Mortgage Bankers Association, and she took the top spot in American Banker's Most Powerful Women to Watch this year.

Bank of America has told its global markets employees that they're required to be in the office almost every day as the Wall Street firm seeks to restore some of the culture that prevailed before the pandemic.

Wage transparency is seen as being particularly important for women, who are often paid less and could benefit from information that helps them negotiate higher salaries.

Almost 70% of bank chief executives surveyed by KPMG said they envision fully in-office working environments within the next three years. That is close to double the average of other white-collar industries.

During a panel discussion at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking conference, three executives spoke about how mentors helped shape their own careers, and how they continue to provide a pipeline for future generations of senior leaders.