Methods Used to Change Retail Underwriting Standards
(Percent of Banks)
Tightened
Eased
Score Card
64
25
Collateral
29
32
Debt Service
43
33
Pricing
36
23
Credit Line
7
23
Maturity
7
23
Amortization
50
35
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to
charter national banks, to oversee a nationwide system of banking institutions,
and to assure that national banks are safe and sound, competitive and
profitable, and capable of serving in the best possible manner the banking
needs of their customers.