Increasingly, bankers must do more with less. They are asked to grow revenue streams, deploy additional technologies, and improve customer experiences as budgets tighten and competition rises. Recently, banks have simultaneously experienced an ongoing “War for Talent,” budget reductions, and economic uncertainties that make it difficult to legitimize new hires and have occasionally led to decreased headcount.

This report explores employment trends and challenges within commercial banking, focusing on the institutional challenges created by talent shortages and employee turnover. It focuses primarily on U.S. commercial banking employment trends with limited examples drawn from similar markets. This report is based on broad qualitative industry research and extensive conversations with senior banking executives across LOBs within commercial banks.
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This report mentions Bank of America, Citi Bank, JP Morgan Chase, UBS Group, Washington Bankers Association, Wells Fargo, and Wintrust Town Bank.
About the Author
Benjamin Nestor
Benjamin Nestor is an Advisor with the Commercial Banking & Payments practice. His topics of coverage supporting the practice center on emerging commercial banking product areas, content management, fintech vendors, ESG, and applied sustainability solutions. Prior to joining Datos Insights, Benjamin spent nearly a decade in higher education as a researcher, teacher, and archivist. He also has a background in...