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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President Jimmy Carter ushered in a wave of deregulation, wiping away distinctions among commercial banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions and subsequently making financial institutions more competitive and market-driven.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
First Citizens folded Silicon Valley Bank’s financial results into its commercial bank in the fourth quarter of last year, no longer reporting it as a separate operating segment.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Fairmoney is part of an increasingly competitive digital lending scene in Nigeria where startups offer quick cash loans to individuals who typically struggle to secure credit from traditional commercial banks.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
For the large-cap commercial banks, the three analysts agreed the credit card proposal may have been a catalyst for some investors to take some profits after big gains in those stocks in 2025.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
First Citizens folded Silicon Valley Bank’s financial results into its commercial bank in the fourth quarter of last year, no longer reporting it as a separate operating segment.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Fairmoney is part of an increasingly competitive digital lending scene in Nigeria where startups offer quick cash loans to individuals who typically struggle to secure credit from traditional commercial banks.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026
For the large-cap commercial banks, the three analysts agreed the credit card proposal may have been a catalyst for some investors to take some profits after big gains in those stocks in 2025.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Commercial bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20bank. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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