Since joining U.S. Bancorp in 2007, Leslie Godridge has been largely responsible for building its corporate bank from a regional operation to a nationwide powerhouse.

As many women at U.S. Bancorp can attest, mentoring relationships don't have to be all that formal to be successful.

The wealth management and investment services group Kedia leads grew profits by nearly 25% last year and accounted for 13% of U.S. Bancorp's total revenues.

Expectations of more rate-cutting and slower GDP growth led the Minneapolis company to scale back its net income and revenue projections through 2022.

M&T Bank, Zions and Comerica are among the regional banks facing the most pressure on net interest margins, Wells Fargo analysts said in a research note to investors.

The new products, along a 2% cash-back credit card, are aimed at helping customers build savings and reduce debt.

Executives at the Minneapolis bank, who expect two Fed rate cuts this year, said they can rely on growth in noninterest income to soften the blow.

The Minneapolis bank reported growth across several lending and noninterest income categories in the second quarter, which offset net interest margin pressures and declining deposit service fees.

The regional bank has begun closing branches in Chicagoland as part of a plan to reduce its net number of brick-and-mortar offices by up to 15% even as it looks to expand in the Southeast.

A former call center worker says he lost his job last year after reporting that employees were given incentives to market credit cards to ineligible borrowers.