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 Salt Lake City company has promoted Paul Burdiss, its chief financial officer, to succeed A. Scott Anderson as president and CEO of its banking unit. It also named a new CFO and a new general counsel.
February 26
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The Fort Lee, New Jersey, company has hired a pair of veteran investment bankers to lead an effort serving fintechs' capital market needs. It described the move as "doubling down" on its commitment to the sector.
February 26
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The hiring of Viswas Raghavan as Citi's head of banking is the latest move by the global bank to attract talent from rivals. His departure set off more leadership tweaks at JPMorgan Chase.
February 26
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The Department of Justice appoints Jonathan Mayer as its first chief AI officer, HTLF's CEO Bruce Lee plans to retire, Wilmington Trust's Doris Meister will step down in May, and more in the weekly banking news roundup.
February 23
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The quarterly filings ought to include far more detailed breakdowns of banks' commercial real estate loan portfolios, including the crucial distinction between owner-occupied properties and rentals.
February 23
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Retail tycoon Mike Ashley says his lawsuit against Morgan Stanley is in part because the bank acted out of "snobbery."
February 22
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The American Bankers Association's latest credit conditions indices show that economists at major banks are feeling more confident about commercial lending in 2024 — but they stop far short of a ringing endorsement.
February 21
