commercial bank
noun
: a bank organized chiefly to handle the everyday financial transactions of businesses (as through demand deposit accounts and short-term commercial loans)
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Loans to NDFIs by commercial banks in 2025 have jumped by more than 50% year over year, according to the Federal Reserve, the largest change in data going back to 2016.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Parliament in 2024 approved the entry of foreign banks, and a June directive by the National Bank of Ethiopia allowed foreign commercial banks to apply for licenses in one of Africa’s most populous markets.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Most small business loans are made by commercial banks; many are small, community banks.
—William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Six of them are elected by member commercial banks and the other three are appointed by the Fed’s Board of Governors.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
Parliament in 2024 approved the entry of foreign banks, and a June directive by the National Bank of Ethiopia allowed foreign commercial banks to apply for licenses in one of Africa’s most populous markets.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Most small business loans are made by commercial banks; many are small, community banks.
—William Dunkelberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Six of them are elected by member commercial banks and the other three are appointed by the Fed’s Board of Governors.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Commercial bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20bank. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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