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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A breakout month by the company's newly acquired investment banking subsidiary, BTIG, added nearly $100 million of revenue during the second quarter.
July 16
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The deal is the latest in a series of acquisitions by bank core provider CSI, which is further expanding its offerings for regional and community banks.
July 15
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The investment banking giant has a hefty amount of excess capital, some of which is being used to meet client demand. At the same time, the company is open to opportunities to do bolt-on acquisitions, CEO Ted Pick said.
July 15
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The Buffalo-based company reported its first organic linked-quarter CRE loan growth since 2021, as well as a sharp increase in commercial-and-industrial lending activity.
July 15
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The global bank said it's ready to take advantage of opportunities to accelerate investments into its business, with an eye toward achieving longer-term, sustainable growth. Analysts had tough questions about the plans.
July 14
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JPMorganChase CEO Jamie Dimon declined to give specifics on when he will step down, saying the decision ultimately rests with the board of directors.
July 14
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A detailed look at bank merger-and-acquisition activity between January and June reveals a significant slowdown in announcements and a decline in deal value and pricing. The deceleration coincided with the start of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
July 14
