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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Toronto-Dominion Bank is looking to bolster its stateside capital markets business with the acquisition of Cowen. The deal comes even as the Canadian banking giant awaits approval of another merger that would make it a top-six U.S. bank.
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As the industry manages high turnover, more companies are expressing dissatisfaction. Among firms that switch to a new bank, the previous bank's lack of knowledge about their business is an increasingly common reason, according to a recent survey.
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The last time inflation burned hot, consumers could put money in the bank and watch it grow like the prices on store shelves, easing much of the pain. Not this time — and that’s stoking profits for U.S. lenders.
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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon and other big-bank chief executives have been speaking about how they plan to manage higher capital requirements following the Federal Reserve’s recent stress tests.
July 31 -
The San Antonio-based bank reported 17% deposit growth during the second quarter. CEO Phil Green was critical of competitors that resist paying more to depositors, saying: “We don’t think that’s a credible position.”
July 29 -
Three Black-owned U.S. banks have bought a piece of a $1.23 billion syndicated corporate loan, a rare move in a market typically dominated by bigger Wall Street and regional lenders.
July 29 -
The New York City bank is forecasting that consumer lending will come under pressure amid higher interest rates and concerns about the economy. “That said, still putting forth 8%-10% loan growth is significantly better than where the industry is,” said CEO Ira Robbins.
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