The Most Powerful Women in Banking

Ally Bank is an online deposit-gathering powerhouse that aspires to be more well rounded. New CEO Diane Morais is charged with leading that transformation, which will include adding loan products and successfully cross-selling them to depositors.

Janet Garufis runs the largest community bank in the affluent and highly competitive California counties of Santa Barbara and Ventura. She also runs marathons.

Thasunda Duckett overcame doubts about accepting a promotion while raising two small children and now manages a business unit that ranks as one of the nation's largest auto lenders.

By staying laser-focused on customer and employee retention, Margaret Keane has made sure that Synchrony Financial's split from General has gone off without a hitch.

Under Mary Mack, the nation's third-largest retail brokerage is suddenly winning high marks for customer satisfaction.