BB&T-SunTrust deal came together with remarkable speed; Citi and Chase take on fintechs at their own game; CECL spells trouble for small banks, consumers; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

A potential succession and a transfer of power in family leadership are among the key recent executive moves in banking.

The upstart lenders have been chipping away at credit cards’ consumer-lending dominance by offering fixed-rate loans with predictable repayment plans. Now the card giants are fighting back.

Is it realistic to think Wells Fargo might get a new female CEO? How one fintech makes women feel welcome, and how another fosters innovation. Plus some of our Most Powerful Women make big moves – two retire, one jumps from BNY Mellon to Amex, one exits a board and another joins one.

JPMorgan's Dimon: Square innovated where we should have; this company simplifies bank switching (and banks pay for it); BB&T-SunTrust deal has Atlanta banks licking their chops; and more from this week's most-read stories.

Tatiana Clouthier, one of the most powerful lawmakers Mexico, is backing a campaign that's spread jitters through financial markets: make the banks charge less.

The bank said in its annual report that anticipated store closings could reduce both new account acquisitions and purchase volume.

The name of John Havens was on a list of 25 men, including New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft, being charged for soliciting, police officials in Jupiter, Fla., said.

Will Howle, head of U.S. retail and mortgage banking, and Alice Milligan, chief digital experience officer, will leave this spring.

The swaps contract was struck before the U.S. stepped up sanctions on the Venezuelan leader's government, but it's due to expire soon, and whether Citi should repossess the gold is a political football.