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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SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg South Korean internet giant Kakao is partially exiting its early investment in crypto exchange operator Dunamu, selling a stake worth 1 trillion won ($670 million) to domestic commercial bank Hana Bank.
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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.
—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
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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.
—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
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“Commercial bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20bank. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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