The Latest from Women in Banking

The USAmeriBank deal was supposed to give Valley National Bancorp a bigger presence in Florida, but it did more than that — it provided a model for banking businesswomen that Valley can copy in its New York and New Jersey markets.

Judy Long, president of First Citizens National Bank in Dyersburg, Tenn., launched the Smart Women financial literacy program after seeing female customers struggle with managing their finances.

Ismat Aziz is the Minneapolis bank's new chief human resources officer, the same position she held for the telecommunications company.

After years of scant progress on diversity measures, Citigroup has created hard targets for raising the percentages of women and African Americans in management positions by 2021, according to an internal memo from Chief Executive Officer Michael Corbat.

The employee who made sexual harassment allegations against the agency’s director also claims Watt withheld her pay increase after she refused his advances.

Top U.S. housing regulator Mel Watt is privately reassuring people close to him that he will keep his post as authorities investigate an employee's claims of sexual harassment. Now, his accuser is heightening the pressure — speaking out publicly for the first time.

Since John Turner took over as CEO in July, Regions has announced several executive appointments, including promoting Kate Danella to oversee strategic planning.

CEO Nandita Bakhshi explains how the bank is investing in renewable energy, female entrepreneurs and underserved consumers.

The Minneapolis company said Wednesday that Richard, a senior executive in its risk management office, will succeed Bill Parker in October.

JPMorgan Chase, SunTrust and PNC are pressuring outside counsel to get more women and minority lawyers to represent them in court even at the risk of alienating the big, traditional law firms that they have done business with for years.