When she was growing up, Thasunda Duckett's family used crates as furniture and struggled to buy groceries. Now she's become one of JPMorgan Chase's most visible executives, using the lessons of her past to help guide the company's massive branch expansion.

American Banker's Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance gathered at the Gitano Jungle Room in New York on Wednesday for an evening of cocktails and conversation.

The Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance honorees discuss what's changed since the #MeToo movement broke a year ago.

The event is partly intended to increase participation in the agency's diversity self-assessment.

Banks need to understand that examiners' job is to call it like they see it.

As the industry increases its attempts to diversify its ranks, just 81 out of more than 5,000 CUs completed the regulator’s self-assessment last year.

With credit discrimination still legal in many states, the Michigan-based institution aims to help this marginalized group.

Nearly a third of the women in the annual ranking are new additions, the largest amount in years. Here's an overview of the changes. Plus, Citi's Corbat on its bold gender equity move, and Wells Fargo's less bold CEO decision.

Cathy Bessant, BofA’s chief operations officer, is the Most Powerful Woman in Banking; 6 standout fintechs at Finovate 2019; the Citi CEO says gender pay gap is ‘a challenge we need to tackle together’; and more from this week’s most-read stories.

Simone Grimes had alleged former FHFA Director Mel Watt made inappropriate advances toward her and she was paid less than the man who had previously held her position.