Commercial banks are responsible for adding customer deposits in a safe and liquid form and lending the proceeds to worthy commercial, industrial, governmental and nonprofit institutions. (sapling.com)
Essentially, banks benefit from a wider margin between what they charge for loans and what they pay out on customer deposits. (rebuildcreditscores.com)
Customer deposits increased by 32 %, with the majority of the bank's customers being state - owned and foreign companies. (gfmag.com)