During a panel discussion at American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking conference, three executives spoke about how mentors helped shape their own careers, and how they continue to provide a pipeline for future generations of senior leaders.

Exclusive Arizent research found that more than 95% of employees think they have something to learn from people who are different from them. But only 66% think that diverse companies make better decisions. We explore the disconnect.

Student loans haven't delivered their promise of a middle-class life for millions of Americans, and the U.S. system of financing higher education via individual borrowing is making inequalities in the country worse, according to a new study.

Becoming a director can be an important stepping stone for a banker's career. Here's how to get invited — and convince your company to let you accept a board offer.

BNP Paribas was told by French judges it shouldn't have excluded bonuses from its calculations to close the gender pay gap, in a ruling that's likely to have ramifications for the local banking industry.

At American Banker's Small Biz Banking conference, bankers said they are throwing community events, working with local nonprofits and trying to turn lending decisions from "no" to "yes."

Sexual assaults, lurid propositions and a sex tape pack the latest filings in a class action against Goldman Sachs. But it's a boss's comment about his assistant's engagement ring two decades ago and a woman who complained an executive checked her out that have set off an especially bitter dispute in the case.

The industry is largely missing out on a huge segment of the market for financial services.

The trade groups, including the American Bankers Association, allege the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau exceeded its authority by claiming discrimination in any financial product violates the federal prohibition on "unfair, deceptive or abusive acts or practices."