The Most Powerful Women in Banking

Cynthia Blankenship, an executive at Bank of the West in Grapevine, Texas, has been a regular in Washington for years fighting for regulatory changes. She is encouraging other bankers to do likewise.

Verba's two-decade career at one of the East Coast's fastest-growing banks began with an old-fashioned letter to a local bank when she was in her late 40s and an epiphany about work-life balance.

How Ellen Alemany is reinforcing a set of core behaviors — like "straight talk" — to create the kind of culture she wants at CIT Group. She also discusses loan demand and the sentiment of middle-market businesses.

Kate Quinn has raised U.S. Bancorp's profile by emphasizing culture above all else.

Researchers in Sweden found that venture capitalists often use unflattering language to describe female entrepreneurs. That could explain why women’s applications for funding were rejected more frequently than men’s.