LUBEGA EVANS VICTOR2024-12-132024-12-132024-09-06https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/2520The study was carried was carried out to investigate the impact of regulations on the financial performance of commercial banks. It took in place at Absa bank mukono using it as its case study As regulations were put in place by the central bank to favour financial stability, consumer protection, market integrity, monetary policy implementation, risk management and promote competition, it was not a grantee that these will not positively or negatively affect the financial performance of commercial banks The main objective of the study was to investigate the current trends in the impact of regulations on the financial performance of commercial banks in the post COVID era as COVID affected most the operates of how businesses ran The study used a cross sectional research design of collecting data from one point at a time. It also involved the use of both qualitative and quantitative research method with a sample of 24 respondents The study revealed that there was a strong positive relationship between the regulations and the the financial performance of commercial banks based on the answers given to researcher by the respondents The researcher later on came to a conclusion that regulation were not to be fought but rather were supposed to be worked in line with because they bring about financial stability to the commercial banks and the study provided a recommendation of improving communication with stakeholders regarding the strategies and measures implemented to navigate regulatory challenges. The researcher contributed to the broader understanding of the impact of regulations to the financial performance of commercial banksenThesis