The Latest from Women in Banking

Male bankers are often unaware of how they benefit from a level of privilege that limits the advancement and contributions of their female colleagues, to the detriment of the entire industry.

MB Bancorp in Forest Hill, Md., has lined up a new chief executive.

The rankings of the Most Powerful Women in Banking and Finance include some familiar faces but also plenty of newcomers. We also look at the courage women demonstrate balancing work with their personal lives and a call to action from SEC chair Mary Jo White.

It's time that financial institutions in America recognize the value that women can bring to the executive suite and boardroom.

The $234 million-asset bank said in a recent press release that Thomas Duryea had succeeded its founder, Shirley Nelson.

JPMorgan Chase's Thasunda Duckett has been named chief executive officer of consumer banking as part of one of the bank's periodic management reshufflings.

The highest-ranking woman in Bank of New York Mellon's storied history is retiring at the end of this year.

BNY Mellon's Karen Peetz tops the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking list; the 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance list is led by Mary Callahan Erdoes at JPMorgan Chase; and Nandita Bakhshi at Bank of the West heads the 25 Women to Watch list.

An analytical mind; a drive to improve; a sense of humility; a leadership gene. Nandita Bakhshi identified these four traits as key in her move up to CEO.

Ellen Alemany came out of retirement in the past year to continue a turnaround effort underway at the $66.7 billion-asset CIT Group. She's got her work cut out for her.