The Latest from Women in Banking

Debbie Meekins is running First Community Bank in Santa Rosa while simultaneously taking steps to rebuild her own life after her home of 19 years went up in flames.

The tech sector is filled with innovators who want to solve really tough problems. Yet, there is one huge problem they can’t seem to make a dent in, says the creator of Craigslist and the founder of Women Who Tech.

Readers weigh in on how women can advance in business, the regulatory playing field for banks and nonbanks, the CFPB's payday loan rule, ATM withdrawals made through mobile wallets, and more.

Regions Financial's chief credit officer is leading a transformation in the way the company manages risk in its loan portfolio.

Men really should take more paternity leave. B of A's Cathy Bessant talks about lessons learned, from Equifax and from career setbacks. And Wells Fargo's Diane Schumaker-Krieg reminds us all that one tenet of effective management is rest.

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.

From chairing a panel charged with replacing Libor to advising the president and Congress on regulatory reform, JPMorgan Chase's chief regulatory affairs officer has emerged as a leading voice on fine-tuning crisis-era rules.

Diane Schumaker-Krieg has traveled the globe urging stressed Wells Fargo colleagues to carve out time for art, exercise and other rejuvenating activities. She says happiness correlates to career success.

The CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset Management and American Banker’s Most Powerful Woman in Finance shares advice about dealing with tricky clients and colleagues.

If we really want to be male feminists, then we need to take more paternity leave. Statistically speaking, this correlates with a lot of positives for women in the workforce. So let's go for real impact, instead of simply saying we support women’s empowerment.