The Most Powerful Women in Banking

One of Carrie Tolstedt's many challenges these days is making sure customers who interact with Wells Fargo have a more positive and more personalized experience. It's no small feat, but so far, so good.

Pamela Joseph is the highest-ranking woman at U.S. Bancorp and leads business lines that consistently generate about a quarter of the company's revenue and more than a third of its fee income each year.

In her role overseeing the massive consumer lending operations at Wells Fargo, Avid Modjtabai is at the forefront of the flux rippling through the industry.

"I tell my team today-you always need to be 'on'," says Citigroup's Cece Stewart, and it is, judging by the metrics Stewart has amassed since joining Citi in January 2011. She has presided over growth in average deposits, average loans, investment sales and mortgage originations.

Huntington added more than a branch a week last year. The architect of the expansion, Mary Navarro, helped increase customer households last year by 12 percent, more than three times the industry average and more than Huntington grew in the three previous years combined.