Career advancement

Stephen Gordon, who led the bank's recapitalization in 2010, is being replaced as CEO on an interim basis by former FirstMerit CEO Paul Grieg.

Brenda Kerr will be responsible for creating a strategy for the bank's retail operations.

Motor vehicle agencies are better suited to vet customers’ identities than banks; Goldman unit is stealing customers from big U.K. banks.

After bringing in a new leader and overhauling its board, Freedom Bank in northern Virginia is looking at digital upgrades and expansion into new markets to stay relevant.

The industry saw some well-known executives step down from their roles or take on new ones during the past month.

The OCC is looking into problems in the bank’s technology operations; banks turn to untraditional methods to raise revenue from research.

Anthony DeChellis will succeed Clayton Deutsch at the end of this month.

Barclays’ common equity tier 1 ratio is the lowest among those banks tested; the $30 million investment is the bank’s first foreign effort in its “Advancing Cities” program.

Always speak up, own your mistakes, let somebody else plan that office celebration and other tips from four women on JPMorgan Chase’s operating committee.

Just before the end of summer, several major banks have put new faces in key executive positions.

Matthew J. Biliouris has spent 26 years at the National Credit Union Administration, including serving as acting director and deputy director of the Office of Consumer Financial Protection.

President plans to ease regulatory burden on the largest banks; online merchants say a Visa-Mastercard button blocks cheaper payment methods.

Senior executives from Barclays, Bank of America and other big banks urged women to aim high, take chances on challenging jobs and — perhaps most important — provide support to other high-performing female colleagues instead of viewing them as a threat.

Opportunities are expanding for women in the payments industry, Being willing to take risks and occasionally fail can help build a successful career.

The bank’s head of global capital markets is joining a private equity firm; Jefferies mortgage bond trader is freed from prison.

Michael DeVito, who was named Wells Fargo's interim head of home lending after the bank fired consumer lending head Franklin Codel, is now officially leading the residential mortgage unit.

JPM CEO is expected to remain at the bank for another five years; Michael DeVito had been serving on an interim basis since his predecessor was fired late last year.

Sundie Seefried is high on pot banking. Hollywood is not so sweet on the former SBA head's bid for Weinstein Co. Another woman takes on Mick Mulvaney in court. And what's shushing women on Wall Street with stories to tell? Arbitration, for one thing.

What makes a strong team? Many in finance are still misjudging these qualities, because, without even realizing it, they gravitate to those they feel most comfortable with. Here is what Barbara Byrne has learned from her own experiences in the industry.

Wonder Woman captures the essence of how women break down barriers, including in financial services. But no superpowers are needed to succeed.