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Citigroup has long been criticized as overly complex and underperforming. Will CEO Jane Fraser succeed where her predecessors failed in pushing through a corporate transformation?

Last spring, Western Alliance CEO Ken Vecchione stared down every banker’s worst fear: the threat of a deposit run. Here’s an in-depth look at the company’s playbook.

Banks need to reckon with the explosive rise of legal online wagering and the addicts left in its wake

Under CEO Bill Demchak, PNC navigated this year’s banking crisis better than many of its peers

See our latest rankings of the power brokers in banking as well as general finance, the rising stars to watch and profiles of the five top teams in banking.

Key industry players are working to limit the impact that plastic payment cards have on the environment — and our health.

Last year’s racially motivated mass shooting in a Black community in Buffalo, New York, has sparked discussions about whether banks need to right some past wrongs — including redlining — that left such neighborhoods segregated and impoverished.

It's difficult to be truly original in today's digital free-for-all. American Banker honors a group of executives who broke new ground in technology over the past year.

After two large regionals failed in March, regulators, politicians, bank executives and others are scrambling to deal with the fallout. Here are our 10 predictions for what’s next.

Nearly two years after its last loan, the Paycheck Protection Program is still making headlines — for all the wrong reasons, unfortunately. But for the bankers and credit union lenders who participated, PPP remains a high point of their careers.

Many bankers complain it’s unfair that credit unions are buying out banks in increasing numbers. Others are asking if the pairings can work.

Wells Fargo’s asset cap has been in place for fi ve years, and there’s no end in sight. Where does the bank — and the Fed — go from here?

Brown has helped the online bank weather the pandemic. His next challenge: a looming economic downturn

Find out who lands where in the rankings for banking, watch and finance, and see the categories for our standouts, a special recognition meant to spotlight roles with heightened visibility and the exemplary female leaders who are rethinking the way forward at a critical time.

The number of banks has fallen by roughly two-thirds since the 1980s, and there is almost unanimous consensus that more consolidation is inevitable.

Millions of Americans have trouble accessing low-cost credit because they have thin or problematic repayment histories. Recent innovations could change that.

Allan Rayson’s smart choices ABOUT Encore Bank’s technology have helped the institution succeed with just a handful of branches in more than a dozen markets.

Is the push toward decentralized Finance, or DeFi, the Future or just Hype?

Bank of America became the poster child for regulatory and reputational risks associated with providing government benefits on prepaid cards.

Banks of all sizes are looking to wealth management as a source of long-term growth. But with so many vying for the same customers, which ones will succeed?