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Whether they work in insurance, on Wall Street, or at credit card companies, these women are all making a mark on the industry.

Jane Thompson, the president of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s financial services unit, plans to retire at the end of June, she told American Banker on Friday.

Arianna Huffington will be the keynote speaker at the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking awards dinner hosted by American Banker on Oct. 6, 2011, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York.

Analysts said personally attacking the de facto head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is a smart political strategy for the GOP — but also, strangely, helps the Democrats.

The atmosphere at a House hearing reflected how polarizing a figure Elizabeth Warren has become, being portrayed either as a symbol of overreaching government or a defender of the consumer.

Capital One Financial Corp. President Lynn Carter is stepping down at the end of the year, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday.

Citigroup veteran Lisa Caputo is leaving the firm to join The Travelers Cos. as an executive vice president for marketing and communications.

"It has been a privilege and honor to serve as the head of this great agency during one of the most tumultuous times in the history of our nation's financial system," Bair wrote in a resignation letter to President Obama.

The White House keeps insisting it has not made a final choice for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but there is a growing expectation that Elizabeth Warren will soon get the nod.

In repaying Tarp on the eve of his retirement, Henry Meyer 3rd has bought his handpicked successor time to prove whether KeyCorp can be a consolidator and market share winner.

Although Selia Bair and the ABA have often been at loggerheads over regulatory reform, the distance between them was never more apparent than during her last address to the group.

A U.K. initiative puts a spotlight on the dearth of female directors and gets corporate executives to commit to hard targets for improvement.

The sudden departure last week of Deborah McWhinney from her role as head of Citigroup's personal banking and wealth management unit raises many questions.

Deborah McWhinney, the head of Citigroup's flagging personal banking and wealth management group, is leaving her post after a tumultuous two-year run in which she attempted to makeover the nation's third-largest bank following the spin-off of its Smith Barney brokerage unit in 2009.

Diane Casey-Landry, the senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of the American Bankers Association, has announced she will leave the trade group on March 31.

Citizens Financial Group Inc. has hired Nancy Shanik as chief risk officer, gaining an executive with a restructuring background and broad experience in middle-market lending businesses.

Peyton Patterson, the CEO of NewAlliance Bancshares, announced she will leave the company after it is acquired by First Niagara Financial early next year.

The potential for banking to have a powerful impact on the lives of many was a theme echoed throughout the evening among more than 600 people gathered to honor women.

More than 550 people gathered at The Pierre to honor 2010's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance.