Commercial Banking News, Strategy & Risk Analysis
American Banker's commercial banking coverage explores how banks serve middle-market and corporate clients, focusing on issues such as interest-rate volatility, regulatory pressure, and intensifying competition for deposits and credit relationships. This section focuses on balance-sheet strategy, commercial lending, treasury and cash management, risk governance, and the technologies reshaping relationship banking.
Learn how institutions are recalibrating growth expectations, managing credit exposure, and using payments and treasury capabilities to deepen client relationships while preserving profitability.
Commercial banking is under structural pressure from higher funding costs, uneven loan demand, and increased supervisory scrutiny. Banks are being forced to prioritize relationship depth, disciplined credit selection, and non-interest income generation rather than balance-sheet expansion alone.
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The Long Island-based regional bank gave investors a mix of good news and bad news on Friday, as it continues its strategic overhaul.
July 24
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Following a recent approval by the European Central Bank, Banco Santander's pending acquisition of Webster Financial is expected to close before the end of 2026, executives said. There's been concern that the deal could get tangled up in tensions between the U.S. and Spain.
July 22
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For some banks, surging loan growth isn't all a bed of roses, as funding the increased volume often results in a certain amount of net-interest-margin dilution.
July 21
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The capital markets business, loan growth, credit quality and an improved macroeconomic outlook were all factors in the industry's strong second-quarter results.
July 20
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The regional bank faced months of pressure to end its relationship with CoreCivic and The Geo Group, two of the country's largest private prison operators. On Friday, it said it would "exit the credit facilities" it has in place for those companies, attributing the decision to business factors, not pressure from activists.
July 17
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The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank stopped originating marine and recreational vehicle loans during the second quarter. Executives said the change will reduce net interest income in the short term, but deliver higher profitability over the long run.
July 17
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State Street executives said Thursday that one of its investment funds was selected as the default investment option for "Trump accounts."
July 16
