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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At Fifth Third, Synovus and Zions, third-quarter loan growth and improved outlooks indicate that businesses are finally more open to borrowing. Industrywide data further suggests “a much hoped-for rebound” has begun, according to analysts at Piper Sandler.
October 19
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The bank says it's an investor in and will refer clients to Trovata, which gathers transaction data directly from multiple banks to automate cash reporting, forecasting and analysis for midsize and large companies.
October 19
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said the Wall Street firm wouldn’t abruptly stop working with fossil fuel companies, stressing the need for a balanced transition to green energy that avoids higher energy prices.
October 19
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The company created through the combination of BB&T and SunTrust Banks expects to hit two final milestones in the first quarter of 2022. The bank is now turning its focus to performance, CEO Bill Rogers said.
October 15
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The bank, which acquired General Electric’s health care lending business in 2015, is looking to expand its presence amid a merger boom in the sector.
October 15
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Goldman Sachs Group posted a surprise jump in its trading business, rounding out a stellar quarter for Wall Street’s biggest banks.
October 15
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In a bid to boost fee income, the Minneapolis company is upgrading its payments technology to allow businesses to manage inventory, payroll and other functions — as well as make payments — all in one place. The tech is modeled after an offering from Square.
October 14
