Banking

In her role as BBVA Compass' chief talent and culture officer, Rosilyn Houston is all about making employees happy.

The Most Powerful Women in Banking are reshaping not only their institutions, but also their industry. And each is doing so in her own unique way.

Under Liz Myers, J.P. Morgan's equity capital markets group has led the industry in such key metrics as number of deals and fees generated for eight years running.

Mr. Smith has nothing on Dorothy Savarese when it comes to fighting for a cause in Washington.

By investing in technology and talent development, Julieann Thurlow is positioning her community bank for the long term.

MUFG Union Bank is counting on Wendy Breuder — a proven revenue generator — to use her considerable analytical skills to find meaningful cost savings through the consolidation and relocation of office space.

A pay hike for front-line employees is one example of how Karen Larrimer has shaken up the status quo in PNC’s retail banking division.

Thasunda Duckett led Chase Auto Finance to record loan growth in her three-plus years as the unit’s CEO. Now she is looking to take JPMorgan Chase's consumer bank to similarly lofty heights.

Barb Godin is one of two women on the 15-member operating committee at Regions Financial.

Some of these leaders are new to their roles, while others have been in theirs for years. But one thing they all have in common is that they are commanding attention.

As Fifth Third's chief administrative officer, Teresa Tanner has overseen big changes in employee benefits and led the process to relaunch the bank's brand.

In recruiting for its commercial bank, BMO Financial is increasingly looking at the athletic rosters of Big Ten colleges. Here's what it has learned.

JPMorgan Chase's top lawyer oversees a team of more than 1,900 legal professionals in 29 countries.

Bita Ardalan has been promoted four times over the past five years, most recently in 2015 when she was named head of commercial banking.

Once a regional operation, U.S. Bank's corporate banking unit has grown into a national powerhouse under Leslie Godridge.

Begonya Klumb has, in short order, established UMB Financial as one of the nation’s foremost administrators of health savings accounts and related products.

Across asset management, investment banking, capital markets and cards, these finance executives stand out for their performance and for helping to create a path to parity for women in sectors that tend to be even more male-dominated than the banking industry.

Janet Garufis has spent of the past year working to ease the regulatory burden on community banks.

It's Yvette Hollingsworth Clark's job to make sure consumer, cyber and other protections are embedded into the design of digital products.

When Andy Cecere took over as CEO of U.S. Bancorp in April, one of his first orders of business was to promote Kate Quinn to vice chairman and chief administrative officer.