Commercial Banking

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  2. Off The Beaten Path: Commercial Banking to Private Equity (The Non-Traditional Route)

    Hey everyone. The ink has just barely dried on my accepted offer to join a boutique private equity firm as an analyst, but I think now is a better time than any to tell you how I made the jump to private equity from a VERY non-target background. My Bio: A ...

    52 comments - 38 silver bananas - Apr 12 2019 - 2:24pm -

  3. AMA- Commercial Banking Credit Risk SVP in Southeast USA

    Howdy all, I'm a long-time lurker on this site, finally decided to post and say hi. About Me:- I'm a 10 year commercial banking veteran that got started in 2008-2009 going through a super-regional's FLDP right out of school.- Spent time in ...

    58 comments - 11 silver bananas - Apr 19 2018 - 5:34pm -

  4. JP Morgan Chase Commercial Banking Analyst Program

    Hey everyone. I have a interview for the JP Morgan Chase Commercial Banking Analyst Program coming up, and I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this interview or the analyst program? Has anybody ever had this this interview? What types of questi ...

    68 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 23 2018 - 10:39pm -

  5. Commercial Banking SVP Ask Me Anything (AMA)

    In the spirit of sharing, I figured I would set up one of these to help out those interested in learning more about Commercial Banking. As there is no separate sub forum, it is hard to find up to date/current info. Commercial Baking isn't super sexy ...

    142 comments - 21 silver bananas - Jul 29 2017 - 8:00pm -

  6. Big 4 to Commercial Banking- AMA

    Slow day at work today, studying for CFA, but taking some breaks here and there. I don't think there is a lot of information on this board as it relates to commercial banking, at least from the perspective of more junior employees with under 5 years ...

    39 comments - 7 silver bananas - May 20 2018 - 2:00pm -

  7. Commercial Banking- Salary progression

    Hi everyone, I was recently offered a position within a bank's commercial banking analyst training program, and I was wondering if anyone may have any say as to how I should expect my earnings to progress in the coming years. The bank is largely regi ...

    55 comments - 1 silver bananas - Apr 12 2019 - 2:24pm -

  8. JP Morgan Middle Market Banking SA Superday Interview

    Hello Everyone, I'm a non-target student who has a superday coming up next week with JP Morgan for a 2018 SA position with their MM Banking and Specialized Industries Group. This will be my first superday, and I was wondering if anyone has any knowle ...

    28 comments - 8 silver bananas - Oct 11 2017 - 4:12pm -

  9. Commercial Banking Career Path?

    Does anyone know what the typical career path for commercial banking is along with compensation at each level, as well as if I'd need to get an MBA or CFA at some point? If not, could someone tell me about a forum that's more dedicated to " ...

    98 comments - 0 silver bananas - Apr 17 2018 - 9:32pm -

  10. Commercial Credit Analyst Career Path

    I am an undergraduate finance major. I am heavily interested in becoming a commercial loan credit analyst. Is it possible to get an entry level job in the commercial credit loan industry? If not, would starting off as a consumer loan credit analyst be a g ...

    22 comments - 2 silver bananas - Mar 13 2018 - 3:56am -

  11. Strategy for moving from Commercial/Corporate Banking to Investment Banking- thoughts

    Hello all, I figure I'll start off with a quick background so you can provide the most insight: Recent Non-Target college undergrad, GPA: 3.94 Didn't realize I wanted to do IB until last 3 months of undergrad 6 months experience in Corporate Ban ...

    26 comments - 1 silver bananas - Apr 12 2019 - 2:23pm -

  12. Wells Fargo Financial Analyst Program

    I got a phone interview for Wells Fargo 's Financial Analyst Program. Have anyone heard back from them yet? Commercial Banking Wholesale Banking ...

    39 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 26 2017 - 10:04pm -

  13. Commercial Banking--> Leveraged Finance

    Hello monkeys. I've accepted a job as a commercial banking analyst at a MM firm upon graduation with hopes of eventually breaking into lev. fin down the road, likely post-MBA. Is this is a feasible career path and what would be the best way to approa ...

    24 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jul 31 2017 - 9:04pm -

  14. Why do iBankers hate on commercial but not corporate bankers?

    Hate may be too strong a word, but from what I have gathered, it seems that some investment bankers hold contempt for commercial bankers but not corporate bankers. I've always understood these two types to work the same job but for different-sized co ...

    82 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 25 2011 - 4:21pm -

  15. Wells Fargo Summer Financial Analyst Program

    Hey Everyone, I had a first round interview with Wells Fargo back in August for their Summer Financial Analyst Program for Summer 2015. After 2 or 3 weeks I heard back that I moved on to their final step which is a superday in SF next month. I know the su ...

    26 comments - 0 silver bananas - Dec 13 2016 - 2:05pm -

  16. PE to Commercial Banking?

    Also pointing this here since I want to reach some people who currently work in Commercial Banking. I work at an Upper MM PE fund and am in the second year of my Pre-MBA Associate stint. Prior to PE, I worked at an elite strategy consulting boutique (thin ...

    13 comments - 3 silver bananas - Mar 18 2018 - 5:50pm -

  17. What is the difference between 'Direct Lending' and bank/commercial lending?

    I've seen the two talked about separately on this site.. Can somebody explain to me the difference? In my group, while we do structure asset-based facilities (revolvers, term loans) to MM companies on a club (us and one other/a few banks involved) an ...

    12 comments - 2 silver bananas - May 24 2018 - 11:34am -

  18. What a Good Bank Looks Like

    I came across an interesting article in The Atlantic entitled, "In the Era of Greed, Meet America's Good Bank: USAA", and I couldn't agree more. You see, I used to do business with each of the Too Big To Fail banks, until I wrote my pl ...

    26 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 31 2012 - 6:45am -

  19. What transaction experience to highlight on resume? Comm. Banking-> IB/MM credit fund/PE

    Background: ABL at a BB. As the title says, what type of 'Transaction Experience' should I list on my resume to best spin/highlight my experience if I want to lateral into a IB position or a MM credit fund/ PE firm, if possible? A majority of my ...

    12 comments - 2 silver bananas - Apr 25 2018 - 9:30am -

  20. Am I one of you?

    I just got an offer from a large international bank. I'm starting in 3 weeks time, but I still don't really know what the job actually is. I'm going to be working in the banks financial institutions group, within global banking and markets. ...

    23 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jun 1 2014 - 4:00am -

  21. Why is Nobody Talking About Silicon Valley Bank?

    Hi there WSO community. I've been a long time reader of this forum but post very rarely. In my time perusing the forum, I've seen little or no attention payed to Silicon Valley Bank, a high-tech commercial bank whose main clients are startups. I ...

    11 comments - 3 silver bananas - May 17 2018 - 12:17pm -

  22. Commercial Banking Exit Opps

    Anyone know of what exit opps there are from a top BB commercial bank analyst program? This includes doing the formal credit training. Also wondering what starting pay is as well as bonus and signing bonus? Do you develop a solid skill set to transfer to ...

    20 comments - 0 silver bananas - Aug 24 2017 - 11:09am -

  23. Best non-banking career out of semi-target

    Hey everyone, I am currently a non-traditional junior at Emory and am doing some career path exploration. My goals are to make ~150k+ 8-10 years after graduation while having good work-life balance. As I am non-traditional and already married I am not int ...

    35 comments - 0 silver bananas - Dec 1 2011 - 2:50pm -

  24. Commercial Banking Question

    I recently received an commercial banking offer from one of the BB. It has a great credit training program. However, I'm worried that the lack of exposure to the markets will present problems for me down the line as I try to move into research, am, o ...

    15 comments - 1 silver bananas - Jan 22 2018 - 6:58pm -

  25. CB job vs IB some prospects

    This is regarding analyst positions. Obviously IB has better pay but CB has much better hours. What are the chances of taking 2 years of CB experience into IB? What are the chances of taking the CB experience to B school? Thanks. Investment Banking Commer ...

    26 comments - 0 silver bananas - Nov 17 2010 - 11:37pm -

  26. Commercial Credit- Salary Negotiation

    Would you negotiate a 60k + 5k signing offer from a BB for a commercial credit analyst role? I know someone who received the same offer last year that was able to negotiate an extra 10k total, but the firm may have been desperate at the time. All help is ...

    16 comments - 1 silver bananas - Mar 16 2014 - 12:37pm -

  27. Commercial banking to MBA

    Hey everyone. First time poster here. I've been working as an analyst at a BB commercial bank since my graduation from a non-ivy target school in 2013. Overall it's a great analyst training program that included a formal 10-week credit course. W ...

    12 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 23 2018 - 1:25pm -

  28. Commercial Banking Internship Interview

    Hi everyone! I have an interview coming up at Capital One for their Commercial Banking Summer Analyst internship. Any suggestions on what kind of questions I can expect during the interviews? Ban Commercial Banking Internship 1st interview Capital One com ...

    12 comments - 1 silver bananas - Apr 3 2017 - 8:15am -

  29. Wells Fargo Financial Analyst Program- Commerical Banking

    Hello WSO, I wanted to give back a little bit by talking about the recruiting process I went through and the interview questions I answered. First Round I got an interview via OCR. Spoke with one associate level person in the tech banking group. Questions ...

    12 comments - 1 silver bananas - Oct 6 2016 - 6:15pm -

  30. Is formal Credit Training Valuable?

    Hello all, I am currently deciding between two offers, both from regional commercial banks (~$10B in Assets). One offer is less money and offers a formal credit training program, while the second is a lot more money, but with no credit training. The goal ...

    6 comments - 2 silver bananas - Mar 27 2019 - 10:08pm -

  31. Real Estate Credit Analyst==> Valuation?

    Monkeys,-Long time lurker, first time poster. Some background on me...-Non-target state school 3.55 qpa, Finance major (3.8 gpa), Econ minor (December 2012 grad)-Taking CFA L1 in June I recently accepted an offer at a commercial bank as an RE credit analy ...

    15 comments - 0 silver bananas - Dec 21 2012 - 3:47pm -

  32. What would you doooo?

    Hey, So I was wondering if other professionals could help me structure an email to a recruiter. The situation is that I just graduated from college in May 2014 and landed a position at a commercial bank as a first year analyst. I also went through the Del ...

    13 comments - 0 silver bananas - Sep 23 2014 - 1:54pm -

  33. Advice needed: How to position ABL experience to lateral for IB?

    Background: 1.5 yrs in ABL at a BB covering a variety of industries: manufacturing, distribution, materials, consumer products, etc. mainly with sub-investment grade/distressed companies. Non-target; sub 3.7 GPA. Any advice on how to position this experie ...

    8 comments - 2 silver bananas - Mar 1 2018 - 12:25pm -

  34. BOA Global Commercial Banking vs Corporate Banking Analyst Programs

    I have the opportunity to interview with the above programs, and I need to decide which I want to focus on. What is the difference between them? On the careers site they seem to be very similar descriptions: http://careers.bankofamerica.com/campusrecruiti ...

    16 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 25 2010 - 3:02pm -

  35. I'm in need of career advice, please read.

    Dear WSO, I'm a long term lurker, first time posting. I'm really desperate for your help. I don't know what direction to take and I know I'm going to get blasted by you guys for making a post like this, but I exhausted all methods and ...

    12 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 19 2013 - 10:54pm -

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    11 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 8 2016 - 3:36pm -

  37. Best Way To Start Commercial Banking Career

    College Junior here at Semi-target and I want to eventually end up in a mid-size community bank. Is it best to start as a Corporate Banker at a BB and then move to a smaller bank? How does this path usually go? Corporate Banking Commercial Banking cb ...

    9 comments - 1 silver bananas - Jan 7 2016 - 1:21pm -

  38. Please help me decide which offer to take!

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    9 comments - 0 silver bananas - Oct 9 2016 - 7:42pm -

  39. Credit analyst to DCM?

    Just started as a commercial credit analyst in a BB. Basically assessing credit risk. Obviously we do modelling, although only from templates at this stage. People who stay in this role tend to either move up the ranks within credit risk or become relatio ...

    7 comments - 1 silver bananas - Dec 13 2016 - 10:14pm -

  40. Capital One Commerical Banking Program

    I got a job offer from Capital One for the Comemrcial Banking Analysts program. It is straight out of college, 1.5 year rotation between different bank departments and then the bank assigns you where to a permanent position. Bank is rapidly expanding and ...

    9 comments - 0 silver bananas - May 6 2011 - 3:42pm -

  41. Interview for Commercial Banking

    I have a phone interview for the commerical banking development program at HSBC soon and am wondering what types of questions I might be asked. Given that I'm not exactly sure what someone in this program would actually do, I am unsure of what to exp ...

    7 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 21 2018 - 5:42pm -

  42. Middle Market Lending-BDC's/Specialty Finco's and MM Banks

    Im currently working in the "Lev Fin" group at a MM.commercial bank (think US Bank, Capital One, Citizens Bank). To avoid any confusion, we don't have an IB division so our version of Lev Fin refers to the specific lending team that special ...

    6 comments - 2 silver bananas - Apr 27 2017 - 9:55pm -

  43. HOW ABOUT A CORP / COMMERCIAL BANKING FORUM?

    While I am sure everybody is fascinated with IB / PE / HF, etc that uses this site, not all of us will be lucky to get there. Based on some messages I have received, a lot of people are curious about Corp/Commercial Banking. I've searched google and ...

    8 comments - 0 silver bananas - Oct 20 2012 - 6:10pm -

  44. public finance vs mid-corp

    Trying to decide: Facts- Analyst Level, BB, my understanding is that mid-corp analyst is MM I-Banking, vs Public Finance which is top 3 in geographic region Questions- Exit Opps? Hours? Pay? B-School Factor? Thanks public finance Exit Opps Commercial Bank ...

    8 comments - 0 silver bananas - Sep 17 2010 - 5:21pm -

  45. CAMELS Analysis

    Hey everyone. I had an interview for a credit analyst internship today. It was for an undergrad internship, and the interviewer seemed impressed by me. He stopped me at one point and told me that they had not had any good candidates for a position in the ...

    7 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 28 2014 - 9:20pm -

  46. Commercial Banking Offer

    Thanks Citi Citigroup Commercial Banking citi banking ...

    7 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 16 2013 - 1:55am -

  47. Commercial Banking vs. PE FOF

    Hi Guys, So I graduated from a non-target and I've been in a credit analyst program at a large commercial bank for two years now. I have an offer to go to the associate credit program at the bank in about six months. I have also been interviewing wit ...

    7 comments - 0 silver bananas - May 24 2012 - 8:36pm -

  48. Citibank Commercial Banking Analyst Program

    I recently came across this program (I was gonna put the link on but the website doesn't let me cuz I'm a noob:(and I was wondering if anyone here have any experience or insights on commercial banking analyst I'm very new to this field, so ...

    6 comments - 0 silver bananas - Nov 1 2015 - 11:38am -

  49. Big 4 vs. Banks for Finance Graduate?

    I am a recent Finance graduate in Canada and am torn between pursuing career in Big 4 on the Deals side or international banks (HSBC, citibank etc.) I currently have an offer from commercial banking but would like to hear the pros and cons of pursuing the ...

    6 comments - 2 silver bananas - Apr 9 2015 - 2:01pm -

  50. Commercial Banking to Corporate Banking Resume

    So I'm looking to make the move from middle market commercial banking to corporate banking. I followed the M&I resume format but I am looking for any feedback. Do I need to move towards a resume that highlights certain transactions? More result o ...

    6 comments - 0 silver bananas - Apr 7 2015 - 7:25pm -

  51. Commercial Banking Career Path- Which loan group?

    Hey guys, I'm at a bit of a crossroads with my career. Ultimately, I'd like to either keep working my way up at my commercial bank (it's a super cushy lifestyle for how little we actually work), or move into a credit focused/distressed/turn ...

    4 comments - 1 silver bananas - May 24 2018 - 1:51pm -

  52. Which credit analyst position do I take?

    I am being offered what seems like my choice of an internship at a commercial bank. One of the internships is a grad internship that will mainly focus on counterparty analysis of other banks through CAMELS analysis, and the undergrad internship appears to ...

    5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 11 2014 - 9:55am -

  53. Pls help: Should I let BB IBD know of my Commercial Banking offer?

    Hi guys, I received a summer internship offer for a top 5 China bank that just opened a branch in my hometown. The internship does not have a certain structure, as the bank does not have a formal internship program in the US. It is for commercial banking. ...

    5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 7 2013 - 9:07pm -

  54. BB Commerical Banking, Boutique MM IB, or Boutique MM PE???

    To all, What are the strengths/weakness of choosing offers between a BB Commerical Banking Analyst Program, Boutique MM IB, or Boutique MM PE? Assuming the desired path is: BB IB---> Large PE Fund After my reasearch, it appears that this is what I' ...

    5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 8 2013 - 7:15pm -

  55. Resume for Commercial Banking or FIG Banking

    I already have some interviews but am still applying for some small FIG IB's and some credit analyst positions. I just want some constructive criticism before I submit it to a few more career center posts. Thanks http://www.razume.com/documents/27569 ...

    5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Sep 18 2012 - 12:59am -

  56. Finance Director or Commercial Banking RM

    I am looking at two opportunities, one is a Finance Director role at a small but successful company that is growing, and the other is in Commercial Banking starting in their credit training and then graduating into an RM or portfolio manager role. I' ...

    4 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 31 2017 - 8:22pm -

  57. Choice between JPMC Commerical Bank and JPMC Private Bank

    Hey everyone, I have been presented with two options at JPMC. One as a banking associate in the Commercial Bank and the other as a Associate Banker in the Private Bank. I was wondering if anybody can compare and contrast these two options in terms of prog ...

    4 comments - 0 silver bananas - Sep 12 2016 - 4:10pm -

  58. JPM and Citi application status

    All, I rarely post on WSO, mostly just read forum topics to gain insight. I'm a Junior at a non-Target. I had some pretty Solid leads from Alumni at JP Morgan and Citi Group. My lead at Citi is Sales & Trading. My leads at JPMorgan are in Private ...

    5 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 10 2010 - 7:54pm -

  59. Pathway to Commercial Lender Question

    Not sure if there are any commercial lenders on this forum, but any advice is appreciated. I've been considering going the path of a commercial lender, my background is in CRE brokerage. A few banks I've talked to typically start people in a cre ...

    3 comments - 1 silver bananas - Jan 29 2019 - 10:58am -

  60. Breaking into Corporate Banking Internally

    I'm currently in a 2 year rotational program BO analyst at a BB (JPM / BAML / WF) and looking to break into Corporate Banking internally after I graduate from my program. What is the best way to break into this division? Using my brand name in my res ...

    4 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 8 2016 - 12:20am -

  61. Switch from Middle-Market CB to Corporate Client CB?

    Hi everyone-- I'm wondering how easy/difficult it is to switch internally from middle-market commercial banking to the corporate client division within a bank such as Wells Fargo. My guess is that it would be difficult since they train you for your s ...

    3 comments - 1 silver bananas - Mar 26 2018 - 2:36am -

  62. My older brother is now a CEO of a commercial bank. What should I do?

    This is a throwaway account. I work in a small PE shop after relationship manager at commercial bank (1.5 yrs) and actuary (1.5 yrs) in a frontier country. A year ago my brother, 4 years older than me, became a CEO of a mid tier commercial bank. Not to be ...

    3 comments - 1 silver bananas - Jan 15 2018 - 9:09pm -

  63. Best Offer In the List

    I am deciding between offers, but wanted feedback on which would set me up best for BB IB FT recruiting, B School down the road, and if I don't make it into IB after graduating, transferring into IB after B School. I am a Junior non-target. Offers: B ...

    4 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 15 2011 - 1:52pm -

  64. ING Commercial Banking

    "The heart of the ING Commercial Banking Graduate Programme is the two or three short-term assignments you will do. We think it's essential for graduate entrants to gain experience in different business and product lines. Possibilities include C ...

    4 comments - 0 silver bananas - Aug 17 2010 - 12:27pm -

  65. Commercial Banking Analyst--> boutique REIB (brokerage)?

    Just finished my second year as a CRE banking analyst at the largest financial institution in my market. I come from a semi-target in the mid-Atlantic with no family ties to RE (GPA sucks, I got lucky out of UG). I have grown exponentially over the past t ...

    3 comments - 1 silver bananas - Jun 19 2017 - 10:31am -

  66. 2 Final Interviews: Commercial banking vs. Equity Research

    Hey guys, I'm looking for a little bit of advice, I'm a recent graduate and currently interviewing for my first FT job. My internship experience was mostly buy-side ER and I really enjoyed it and could see myself going forward in either the buy ...

    3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 7 2017 - 1:36pm -

  67. CIT Commercial Finance Thoughts

    Would like to learn more about CIT's Commercial Finance Groups. In terms of Commercial Banking, it's unique that they are separated by industry verticals (i.e. energy, TMT etc.). I would like to learn more about their deal flow, sizes of deals, ...

    3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 3 2016 - 4:26pm -

  68. NYU Stern Undergrad and Commercial Banking?

    All I hear about is how great Stern is with IBD but how is its placement in commercial banking? I'm interested in starting off as a Credit Analyst and I'm fine with making less money, looked down by IB people and whatnot, as long as the work/lif ...

    3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Dec 22 2014 - 2:43am -

  69. Commercial Banking Credit Analyst Resume Review

    Hi Monkeys, I'm 25-years old and hope to break into commercial banking as a Credit Analyst from an insurance/retail banking background. Please critique the attached resume as best you can! My GPA is a 2.85 (Transfer Student; Total GPA = 3.2) and is n ...

    3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Apr 18 2014 - 12:46am -

  70. Need Advice- Rising Senior

    Thanks Commercial Banking ...

    3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jul 1 2014 - 10:59am -

  71. Showing internship work in an interview? Good Idea?

    I'm going to interview for commercial and corporate banking spots with three of the big guys and a few big regional banks in Texas. In my internship, I created a lot of performance reports in SNL for the bank...would there be any benefit to showing o ...

    3 comments - 0 silver bananas - Sep 18 2012 - 12:31am -

  72. Credit Analyst Offer

    I've received an offer from a BB bank as Commercial Credit Analyst but, I'm debating to take this offer or stick around a bit longer around in my current firm and look for something better. My current situation is that I'm currently working ...

    2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Sep 30 2017 - 3:42pm -

  73. Morgan Stanley Equity Sales/Trading VS JP Morgan Chase Commercial banking??

    Long story short, I have an offer from JPM commercial banking at DC(their commercial banking headquarter) and Morgan Stanley equity ST in NYC. WHICH ONE DO I PICK? I am very attracted to what they do in commercial banking, but ST at MS seems like such a ~ ...

    2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Nov 20 2016 - 6:28pm -

  74. My Story: No-Name School to Sr. Associate at MM IB- A Less Traditional Route

    < p> I know these types of stories are a dime a dozen these days, but I've been a consumer of WSO posts for a couple of years now, and have felt it's time to be a producer content wise. I wanted to share my story (and lessons learned along ...

    2 comments - 4 silver bananas - May 8 2015 - 6:57pm -

  75. Middle market lending/ BDC/ Corp finance list

    Hi guys, I am looking to compile a list of firms that focuses on middle market lending. I've done a search on google, and so far, I have several list which are helpful, but not what I want. If anyone can help me out that will be great. And I have lis ...

    2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jun 2 2016 - 1:10pm -

  76. Big 4 Tax to Commercial or Corporate Banking?

    Hi There, Was wondering if a couple years in tax with a Big 4 firm and a CPA license would be helpful for breaking into commercial or corporate banking? I've done some networking and it seems like most people who work in commercial or corporate banki ...

    2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jan 4 2016 - 6:51pm -

  77. How to get into Asia?

    I'm soon starting with a large commercial bank outside the US. I'm probably looking too far forward, but I want to end up working in Asia. Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai.. My company has large operations in all of these countries. But how do peo ...

    2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Jun 4 2014 - 10:02pm -

  78. Commercial Credit to Sales & Trading?

    I just got an offer for a commercial credit training program at a regional bank. Not exactly what I'm looking to do, I've been pursuing sales & trading opportunities. Some banks have told me to keep in touch etc, but no offers as of yet. Wit ...

    2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Apr 23 2014 - 12:37pm -

  79. Business development at growing software company or commercial banking financial analyst program?

    What's up WSO, Wanted to get some advice on picking the right job out of college. I am currently a senior at a non-target studying finance with a minor in comp sci. Last summer I did a BAML / WF / JPM summer analyst internship in an ABL division of t ...

    2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Apr 17 2014 - 4:31pm -

  80. Commercial Relationship Manager to Fixed Income Research

    I am interviewing for the MBA Commercial Relationship Manager program with Wells. I ultimately want to move to Fixed Income Research though. Since FI Research roles are few are far between I thought a CRM role would be a good place to get credit training ...

    2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Oct 10 2012 - 11:27am -

  81. Svenska Handelsbanken

    As a Swede, I'm pretty familiar with Svenska Handelsbankens on the commercial banking field within Sweden. However, I do not have particular knowledge of their Investment/corporate banking branches. I'm interested in hearing your opinions of the ...

    2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Mar 30 2011 - 6:37am -

  82. Would you take a job at a "troubled" community bank?

    Question: Is this the kind of job I should take only if I can extort a fairly high salary given the risk? Scenario: So I'm relocating in a week and a half to the Kansas City area. I have a potential opportunity with a bank that's considered &quo ...

    2 comments - 0 silver bananas - Feb 16 2011 - 5:23pm -

  83. Commercial banking to Fintech sales

    Alright, I need some advice, recruiters, bankers, commercial real estate and tech world folks. I have come to a crossroads in my career. I received a finance degree in 2013, hired right out of school to work for a commercial real estate lender. I was ther ...

    1 comment - 1 silver bananas - Dec 16 2018 - 4:40pm -

  84. Commercial Banking Interview-- Capital One

    I have an upcoming final round interview with Capital One's Commercial Rotation Program (CRP). Has anyone interviewed for this program before and have any tips or advice? Curious as to whether the case is more financial data interpretation focused or ...

    1 comment - 1 silver bananas - Nov 14 2018 - 2:33pm -

  85. Full Time Job Placement

    Hello, I am currently deciding between a few offers and would love any insight, and if anyone could share their progression in one of the roles. To give context, I am from ny and would love to start my career there. Long term I would like to be on the wes ...

    1 comment - 1 silver bananas - Oct 10 2018 - 1:14pm -

  86. Loan portfolio management = asset management?

    Silly question but given that loans are banks' assets, is portfolio management (managing/servicing existing borrowers within a commercial banking group) considered / = asset management? Also, for resume-writing purposes, if applying to non-credit rol ...

    1 comment - 1 silver bananas - Jul 12 2018 - 5:02pm -

  87. Commercial Banking/ABL-> MM PE

    Have you seen any one make this direct jump? Does one necessarily have to lateral through to perhaps a MM IB or BB IB analyst position first before having a realistic chance? If anyone has done it or knows someone that has, How did he/she do it? What skil ...

    1 comment - 1 silver bananas - May 27 2018 - 12:32pm -

  88. BB Commercial Banking internship vs Sales & Trading (in NY) at an international firm with a small US presence

    Hello. I have two outstanding offers for internships and am conflicted on which position to take. I am coming from a semi target and could not get an IB internship at a BB so I casted a wide net. I now have these two exploding offers. Both would not be tr ...

    1 comment - 1 silver bananas - Nov 14 2017 - 11:24am -

  89. How to Evaluate Offer vs. Lost Opportunity?

    deleted this deleted this deleted this deleted this deleted this deleted this deleted this deleted this deleted this Investment Banking Commercial Banking wealth management summer internship ...

    1 comment - 1 silver bananas - Nov 10 2017 - 8:56pm -

  90. Commercial Banking- Structuring a Credit Department

    Hi everyone- I am looking for some advice on how best to structure a credit department. I work for a $1B bank and we have experienced a good amount of growth in the past 3-5 years. Does anyone have advice or examples of how many analysts they have per sen ...

    - 0 silver bananas - Sep 19 2017 - 5:13pm -

  91. Targeting Commercial Banking after equity research

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