The Most Powerful Women in Banking

In a long and storied career, Barbara Desoer has helped shape two of the largest banks in the country, Bank of America and Citibank. The most striking detail? Her biggest role came after she "retired."

Nearly a third of the women in the annual ranking are new additions, the largest amount in years. Here's an overview of the changes. Plus, Citi's Corbat on its bold gender equity move, and Wells Fargo's less bold CEO decision.

Citigroup has set measurable goals for increasing representation of women and U.S. minorities in senior, higher-paying roles and CEO Michael Corbat is urging other financial firms to follow suit.

FWBank would be led by Marianne Markowitz, former acting SBA director. Amy Fahey, a former JPMorgan Chase executive, would serve as chairman.

Zions Bancorp. is taking a different approach to its diversity efforts by moving ownership for initiatives out to its field offices.