Investors expect banks to be honest and transparent about employee wages.

Speaking at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance gala, Citibank's Barbara Desoer said many successful executives had help in getting to their positions, and should use their power to help others.

Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat said that unconscious bias has contributed to inequality in the workplace despite a decades-long effort by many companies to promote women.

Rohan Ramchandani claims in lawsuit Citigroup singled him out to protect itself; three federal agencies now back almost $7 trillion in mortgage debt.

Tennessee-based Tractor Supply Co. originally sold farming tools by mail, but digital technology has put the expanding 81-year-old company at the forefront of loyalty marketing.

In a long and storied career, Barbara Desoer has helped shape two of the largest banks in the country, Bank of America and Citibank. The most striking detail? Her biggest role came after she "retired."

HSBC's shortlist for its next chief executive includes Stephen Bird, Citigroup's head of global consumer banking, and RSA Insurance Group CEO Stephen Hester, Britain's Sunday Times newspaper reported.

Nearly a third of the women in the annual ranking are new additions, the largest amount in years. Here's an overview of the changes. Plus, Citi's Corbat on its bold gender equity move, and Wells Fargo's less bold CEO decision.

Readers sound off on climate change, the Federal Reserve's incoming real-time payments system, efforts for gender pay equity and more.

Citigroup has set measurable goals for increasing representation of women and U.S. minorities in senior, higher-paying roles and CEO Michael Corbat is urging other financial firms to follow suit.