The bank is open to adding branches in cities where it has a high population of cardholders and where its largest co-brand card partners are based, Anand Selva, head of the lender's U.S. consumer unit, said.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., has proposed requiring annual testimony by the heads of the U.S. "global systemically important" banks.

Division is making progress, helped by a rise in branded credit cards; about 200 bankers in agriculture and energy lending let go in recent months.

Banks have been pressured to improve diversity in leadership; Visa reports higher volume while PayPal says Venmo now contributing.

Citigroup promoted Jane Fraser to president, its second-highest post, making her a likely candidate to succeed CEO Michael Corbat and someday become the first woman to run one of the largest U.S. banks.

The credit card lender responded to the closing of Toys R Us stores last year by issuing Synchrony-branded cards to the retailer's customers. Now it's testing a general-purpose card with a wider array of clients.

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They’ve long used their marketing muscle to wrest deposit share from smaller competitors. Now, amid growing concerns that the economy is weakening, they could be benefiting from consumers’ flight to safety.

Third quarter profits at JPM, Wells Fargo and Citigroup got a boost from consumer banking; the company tells Fed it will remain a passive investor.

CEO Michael Corbat said he “wouldn’t rule out” building branches to keep the momentum going.

Better-than-expected trading results also helped to boost net income.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency found deficiencies related to the bank's holding period for "other real estate owned."

The series of print, digital and billboard ads uses children of Citigroup employees to draw attention to the bank's own efforts to promote women to senior roles.

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.