Career advancement

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.

You might need to call on different strategies to help you advance at each stage of your career, says Linda Verba of TD Bank.

What's more important than which job you take? Which company you work for. That is one of the lessons Huntington’s Mary Navarro learned in her 42 years in banking.

Linda Verba, head of service strategy for TD Bank, discussed how the right look can build confidence and credibility.

Mary Callahan Erdoes of JPMorgan Chase outlines the secret to motivating employees that she learned from businessman Jack Ma.

The film industry is painting an ugly picture of what life is like inside banks, and that could hurt banks' recruitment efforts.

Climbing the ladder at a large company can be daunting. At Bank of America, promising women and minority candidates are given personalized attention early on to give their careers a boost.

Tracey Brophy Warson runs the largest segment of one of the world’s largest private banking operations, overseeing offices across the continent that manage $191 billion in assets.

For Sandie O'Connor, the importance of sponsoring talented young women in banking is personal.

DeVan Ard will succeed William DeBerry when DeBerry retires in June.

Bill Eckhardt will be succeeded by EVP Geoff Lundfelt.