commercial-bank

Before the introduction of the money-market mutual fund in 1971, the commercial-bank deposit was considered the best way to safeguard the core cash that people need to go about their day-to-day lives.

Why Investors Shouldn't Worry About Money Funds Jonathan R. Macey 2011

For the Fed, it was a narrow portfolio-driven decision with no input from its advisers or the New York Fed's commercial-bank board members.

A Tangled Mortgage Mess David Weidner 2010

The four biggest firms— J.P. Morgan Chase , Bank of America , Citigroup and Wells Fargo —have assets equal to 62% of total commercial-bank assets.

The Battle Over Too-Big-to-Fail Continues 2011

The year ended with hopes that the drought in commercial-bank lending was subsiding, but residual issues from the financial meltdown continue to overshadow the fourth-quarter results of the nation's big banks.

Earnings Scorecard: Commercial and Investment Banks Matthias Rieker 2011

IndyMac The first significant commercial-bank failure during the financial crisis, IndyMac Bancorp borrowed $500 million from the Fed's discount window on July 11, 2008—the day that it went under.

Behind the Window: Banks' Crisis-Era Borrowings 2011

Few people think commercial-bank credit lines are worth much to a problem institution at the center of a financial crisis.

EU's derivatives proposal carries risks of its own 2010

Few experts think commercial-bank credit lines are worth much to a problem institution at the center of a financial crisis: Such promises tend to melt away in the panic.

EU Backs Down From Central-Bank Backstop 2010

The Fed modeled the new report on its Senior Loan Officer survey, which tracks commercial-bank lending to households and businesses and has been closely followed during the credit crisis.

Best Terms? It Helps to Be a Hedge Fund 2010

Instead, Bank Indonesia said it will introduce new policies on commercial-bank reserve requirements aimed at tightening liquidity, taking care to say those steps won't hurt the banking sector.

Indonesia Holds Rate But Adopts Hawkish Tone 2010

For all of 2008, commercial-bank lending rose by $386 billion, or 5.63%, even as the economy slid into recession.

Don't Push Banks to Make Bad Loans 2009