Commercial Banking

Leaning on relationships and subject‑matter expertise can help create a roadmap to establish and scale a new lending specialty.

SPONSORED | Exception reports do more than support compliance. They can uncover workflow bottlenecks, staffing challenges, technology gaps, and hidden operational risks. Learn how community banks are using exception data as operational intelligence to improve efficiency, strengthen oversight, and enhance commercial lending performance.

After struggling to manage its own payroll and human resources needs, Mercantile Bank built a solution that’s now used by business customers and non-customers alike.

Nonprofit organizations face different funding challenges than for-profit businesses, but community banks can nurture these relationships in tried-and-tested fashion.

Learn how community banks can identify early warning signs of financial distress and empower borrowers through loan restructuring and proactive communication.

Treasury management services for business customers are table stakes for community banks looking to attract and retain valuable customer relationships.

Helping their communities: It’s the community bank way—but it’s not always done through volunteering. These banks tell us how they support nonprofits in their areas through banking services, education and more, helping these organizations amplify their work for the groups they serve.

Many lenders are looking for ways to mitigate risk and ease economic burden for their customers amid a predicted recession. Three community bank lenders share their advice for lending during an economic downturn.