How Do Commercial Banks Make Profits?

In order for any bank to survive without relying oncharge a high interest rate that will buffer the credit
liquidity measures like state intervention to salvage it, itconsequences in case of loss. In this manner a bank
must make profit from several sources. Commercialcan make a high profit when external factors remain
banks make their money from diverse schemes likethe same and the customer makes good his
investment, credit interest rates and the use of theirrepayment.
own banking fees and for cards that they charge theirFinancial fees like those involved in opening of an
customers.account are some of the other means of making
By making a pool of the large capital base made up ofmoney for a bank. This is possible in a case where the
cash deposits, a bank can be able to invest the moneycommercial bank enjoys a large following which when
in the meantime in profitable schemes that have aother long term security measures are excluded has
financial implication in the bank and through advertising.little effect on the custodial expenses that come with
Another most common standard of doing business bythe deposit. Other charges include those contained in
commercial banks is by charging interests on loanstransfer fees and ATM fees for the city residents
that can bring a large amount of profit ranging from awho have no access to the physical bank or are
tenth of the amount lent to double the amount or moreconstrained by time to visit the real bank. Banks can
in certain long-term transactions. In special cases likealso offer services of money transfer through cell
loans that have a high risk value, especially thosephones by including service charges higher than normal
extended on an economically insecure basis, banksrates in the telecommunication industry.