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 bank is trying to come back from a month-long spiral that sunk its stock price some 80%.
April 5
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The Tupelo, Mississippi, company announced a management simplification plan in which several executives, including the president and the chief financial officer, are gaining new responsibilities. Most of the changes took effect April 1.
April 4
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States reconsidering the opt-out provision of the Depository Institutions and Monetary Control Act should understand that doing so inherently devalues banks chartered within their borders.
March 29
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Mariya Rosberg is named Americas head of banking and financial services at Marsh McLennan's Oliver Wyman unit; startup ZayZoon raised $15 million in a new funding round; and more in the weekly banking news roundup.
March 28
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Lower commodity prices and decreases in government assistance are expected to push farm income lower this year and raise credit risk for banks.
March 25
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M&T Bank creates new chief communications officer role, Citi cuts London investment banking jobs as deal drought persists, new report by McKinsey advises banks to institute artificial intelligence from headquarters rather than by divisions, and more in our weekly news roundup.
March 22
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The Cleveland-based regional bank is shedding credit risk in a partnership with the private equity giant Blackstone. It's the latest tie-up between asset managers and regional banks that are looking to free up balance-sheet capacity.
March 20
