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Beth Mooney

Keycorp CEO Beth Mooney Interview
Beth Mooney, chief executive officer of KeyCorp, speaks during an interview in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. KeyCorp, which has 1,059 branches, is targeting $150 million to $200 million of expense reductions by December 2013, the Cleveland-based lender said in a statement. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg via Getty Images
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During the financial crisis, regional bank KeyCorp took $2.5 billion in bailout money. Mooney, the first female CEO of a top 20 bank, cut units such as student loans and refocused on basics. Now she has repaid Uncle Sam and put KeyCorp back in the black.