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Commercial Lending to REPE? Advice Needed
I graduated 3 years ago with a BS degree in Finance, good GPA at a pretty good school and started working in a Commercial Banking Leadership Program. I then worked as a commercial credit Analyst for about 18 months before getting promoted to a portfolio manager working directly under a CRE lender....
How much do local/regional bank executives make?
I am thinking of people that exit banking in any capacity at a larger institution that then want to settle down later on in life.
JPMorgan Commercial Banking Analyst Salary progression
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any insight regarding the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year compensation for JPMorgan's commercial banking analyst program. I'm located in a tier 2 city (Ex: Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas). Additionally, any information regarding associate pay would be valuable.
Help! Career Path of Credit Analyst - Special Assets
Hi Monkeys, After a lot of job searching over the past two months, I finally landed an interview at a pretty regional commercial bank for a credit analyst position. This role is in the special assets group which deals mostly with distressed loans, OREO etc. Obviously this is much different than your...
Commercial Banking - Comp/Lifestyle
Looking to learn more about commercial banking. I’ve pretty much read every thread on the forum about it but felt a lot of information was limited and didn’t provide perspective to what the career is like outside of your 20s and early 30s. What is comp like for EVPs/MDs? Lifestyle? Any other...
New Business Generation Strategies for Commercial Banking/Treasury
I work in the transactions division of a Mid-Tier bank, and while my partnership with the RMs remains strong, my boss is expecting us to start generating our own accounts and then loop in the bank to open commercial checking/saving accounts. He said in our group we have been to reliant on our RM...
Commercial Banking Assistance
Hi, so currently currently a Sophomore with a 4.0 at one of the public universities in Arizona, majoring in Political Science, and I had some questions about the Commercial Banking industry if you wouldn't mind answering some of them as I'm curious of whether or not I can get into it. 1. Am I able...
Commercial Banking - Relationship Manager
Question for those in the know on Commercial Banking. Can you please tell me what a career would look like as a Commercial Banking Relationship Manager in a smaller tier city (think ~200k population) with a regional bank? Some specific questions to hopefully help drive a discussion. What is a day in...
Questions to ask commercial banking networking?
Title. Looking for some examples of insightful questions to ask when networking for commercial banking. Worth noting that the borrowers for this firm are typically VC / PE /Startups.
CRE underwriting at HSBC
Does anyone have any insight on what it is like to work at HSBC in the USA or any other investment bank in the commercial banking division, underwriting CRE? If you are currently in debt underwriting would you chose this over something like CBRE, JLL, Walker & Dunlop etc.
Transitioning into Commercial Banking from Insurance
I have been a credit analyst/ underwriter for a niche insurance company for about 6 years. I had a setback early in my career (4 jobs in 4 years) so I have stayed in the company for a while to rinse the “jumper” label. I have worked up to a level with reasonable pay, good work-life balance and...
What's the WSO view of Lloyds Bank in London?
Alright monkeys. I was recently offered an FT grad role in Lloyds Bank's Commercial Bank in London. Having had a look through previous posts on the board, I couldn't find much in the way of discussion about people's experience working in the Bank or the general view of Lloyds from the rest of the...
Mortgage Loan Officer -> Commercial Credit Analyst?
Long story made short; studied Finance and Econ for state non-target, got into selling mortgages after graduation (1 yr experience thus far) and I'm interested in commercial banking. First internship was one year part time in investment advisory, second intern as commercial mortgage analyst for a...
Salary & Bonus Growth in the Commercial/Corporate Banking Space 5-10 Years (CA & US)
With heightened investment in commercial lending across many big banks and the similarities between what investment bankers and commercial/corporate bankers do, where do you think base salaries and bonuses will be 5-10 years from now in the commercial banking space? I personally think that as...
Valuations Summer intern offer at Big 4
Hello! I'm a rising junior and have received an offer from a Big 4 firm in their Valuations practice. I want to get into Commercial Banking at a BB . However since I am not guaranteed an internship at a BB , I was wondering if I started FT in Valuations what would be the likelihood of transferring...
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 is to move into a LevFin role down the line,...
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 credit analyst position before moving to a commercial...
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 there for about 5 years and recently moved to a...
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 a break-even analysis for a product -- as I have...
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 west coast and working in real estate pe or at a...
Q&A: Big 4 to Commercial Banking
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 experience. Not sure if there will be a lot of...
Q&A - 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 various credit functions during and after the Crisis and...
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 roles (i.e. IB), would it be weird to swap 'credit...
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 little bit about me: I graduated from a...
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, 1. How did he/she do it? 2. What skills did they emphasize from their...
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/turnaround PE fund. I'm in our bank's rotational credit training...
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) and syndicated basis, we also have loans where we...
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 questions are asked? Anyone know the salary they...
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'm also aware that this post may not belong on this...
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 time is spent on the portfolio side (working with...
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 specific division? Anyone have any thoughts?
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 (think LEK/Parthenon) doing PE DD work. I'm...
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 experience to lateral into a 1st year IB analyst...
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 good start or should I go into corporate...
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 an opportunist but we are very close, how he...
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 traditional routes to PE , and I understand...
How to Evaluate Offer vs. Lost Opportunity?
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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 knowledge/tips on what technicals to know for JPM 's...
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 in small European bank in a corporate banking credit risk...
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 senior analyst, how many senior analysts per AVP...
Targeting Commercial Banking after equity research
Hi all, I am located in Canada and I have been with a small Asset Management company as a buy-side analyst for about 2.5 years here in Toronto (not a well known company). I am looking to switch into commercial banking and I wouldn't mind starting from junior or even credit analysis or account...
Q&A:Commercial Banking SVP Ask Me Anything
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 like IB , but it’s a good W/L balance gig that...
Bankers, I Need Some Advice
Just finished 1st year at a large regional and am very happy-- but my friend's dad is a VP at a shitty little community bank here in town ($3B) in assets and wants me to join their team. Sounds like I would almost immediately be more qualified than 95% of the analysts they employ and could easily...
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 two years, learning how to underwrite both...
Relationship Manager - Commercial Bank vs Private Bank
What do you think has more long-term job security and income potential? Being a Relationship Manager as a Commercial Banker or Private Banker? Seems like everyone is trying to be a Financial Advisor these days. Building a book of business is going to take time for either, but the personal side I...
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'm curious to find out if anyone has done both...
Treasury or FP&A?treas
Hey all, looking for some advice. I am nearing completion of a finance leadership development program at a growing & respected regional bank. I have two options once the program concludes: 1) join the FP&A team doing your typical financial reporting, variance analysis, budgeting, and line of...
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 specialize in financing deals backed by PE firms (LBOs, Dividend...
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 or sell side. I have 2 final round interviews one is a...
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 relationship managers. The work is interesting, I'm...
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