commercial banking

Mainstream deposit services

Commercial banking is the business of accepting deposits and making loans to individuals and businesses.

Commercial banks are the familiar retail institutions with checking accounts, savings accounts, mortgages, and business credit lines—distinguished from investment banks, which focus on securities and corporate finance.

She left investment banking for a career in commercial banking.

services

branch

Division or woody limb

loan officer · mortgage · cashier's check · vault · wire transfer · bank manager · safe deposit box · signature card · bank statement · checking account

lending

underwriting

Risk evaluation and acceptance

repayment · principal · interest rate · lien · refinancing · loan officer · debt-to-income · loan-to-value · promissory note · disbursement

transactions

withdrawal

Act of taking away

debit card · payment · receipt · clearing · endorsement · reconciliation · settlement · SWIFT · remittance · currency exchange

credit

loan

Borrowed money repaid later

credit rating · credit bureau · credit history · credit report · credit limit · default · credit risk · secured loan · unsecured loan · line of credit

regulation

compliance

Adhering to requirements

Basel · examiner · charter · FDIC · Federal Reserve · stress test · risk management · consumer protection

deposits

savings

Accumulated money kept

FDIC · interest · withdrawal · balance · passbook · time deposit · deposit slip · float · yield · compounding

Categories
Opposites
banking function and client focus

commercial bankinginvestment banking

Advisory services for major transactions

capital markets · securities trading · underwriting · corporate finance · asset management

formality and institutional structure

commercial bankingshadow banking

Unregulated credit intermediation

peer-to-peer lending · microfinance · loan sharking · underground banking · payday lending

profit orientation

commercial bankingcredit unions

Member-owned financial cooperatives

Islamic banking

Family

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