Commercial bank is the term used for a normal bank to distinguish it from an investment bank. After the great depression, the U.S. Congress required that banks only engage in banking activities, whereas investment banks were limited to capital markets activities. Since the two no longer have to be under separate ownership, some use the term "commercial bank" to refer to a bank or a division of a bank that mostly deals with deposits and loans from corporations or large businesses. For further information, please click on a particular issue, for example, franchising, E-commerce, or incorporating.

See also Stocks and Securities Law

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank