This also doesn't reflect on the fitness of the companies in question. If you're starting a software company, you should be able to go to the bank and it should Just Work. If it doesn't, that's the bank's fault, not yours. You shouldn't have to think about the average duration of the bank's bond portfolio, or about how many interest-rate swaps it has on the books. That responsibility and risk should go with the bank. That's their role.