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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Former Goldman Sachs Group banker Asante Berko was arrested on charges that he orchestrated bribes to Ghanaian officials while employed at the investment bank.
November 10
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During the third quarter, the industry braced for a potential recession by making it harder for borrowers to access credit, according to a new Federal Reserve survey. Bankers indicated that they are ready to take stronger action in a downturn that many of them now see as likely.
November 9
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Citigroup said it agreed to buy Deutsche Bank's Mexican bank license amid plans to set up a local unit as the New York-based lender exits retail operations in the country.
November 9
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The Canadian-owned bank vowed to appeal the large verdict, which illustrated the risks that banks take on when they shoulder the liabilities of companies they acquire.
November 8
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Investment banking fees at Citigroup plummeted 64% in the third quarter, the company said last month.
November 8
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Average deposits at the Northern California bank are expected to decline again in the fourth quarter as startups' spending outpaces the venture capital investments they raise. CEO Greg Becker acknowledged the near-term headwinds but said the bank's fundamentals remain solid.
November 7
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The acquisition, which was originally expected to close at the end of last year, ultimately took more than 18 months to receive regulatory approval. It is now expected to close on Dec. 1.
November 7
