The Most Powerful Women in Banking

In her first four and a half months, Kathy Kraninger met with lawmakers more than twice as often as her predecessor, but her schedule demonstrates willingness to meet with industry and policy stakeholders from various camps.

Corporate scandals at banks and other firms often suffer from similar management challenges. The financial industry needs to look more closely at these root behaviors to help stem misconduct.

The Canadian parent of BMO Harris Bank in Chicago has named Johannson group head of North American personal banking, an extension of similar executive duties she holds in the U.S.

The JPMorgan chief executive said he couldn't understand why Wells Fargo could have CEO Tim Sloan step down without a successor ready to go.

Calls for getting more women into leadership positions, and strategies for achieving that, dominated the LEAD conference in New York.