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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America's oldest bank enjoyed a 33% increase in its bottom line, as economic turbulence fueled business and the company's efforts to improve efficiency and boost cross-selling paid dividends.
April 16
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The investment bank reported a surge in net revenues for the first quarter, aided by robust client activity in investment banking and wealth management.
April 15
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The Pittsburgh-based bank expanded its geographic footprint — and grew its loans and deposits during the first quarter — with the purchase of FirstBank in Colorado. Expenses also rose as the bank paid up to begin integrating its acquisition.
April 15
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After a strong first quarter, America's second-largest bank hailed the resilience of the U.S. consumer, but also forecast rising inflation in the near future.
April 15
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The CEO of America's largest bank said that private credit won't crash the banking system, but a credit cycle will be worse on the economy than people expect.
April 14
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Israel Velasco, who is slated to become the head of the Puerto Rican bank's U.S. subsidiary, will be charged with helping to implement the company's new strategic framework.
April 14
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During the bank's first-quarter earnings call, Jane Fraser dismissed a recent report that Citi is entertaining the idea of buying a large U.S. regional bank.
April 14
