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Survey of Credit Underwriting Practices

August 2010

Figure 4: Reasons for Changing Commercial Underwriting Standards
(Percent of Responses)

TightenedEased
Competition35100
Economic Outlook8656
Market Liquidity3467
Market Strategy2922
Risk Appetite7822
Product Performance7122
Regulatory Policies110
Bank's Financial Condition4711