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Survey of Credit Underwriting Practices

June 2011

Figure 3: Reasons for Changing Commercial Underwriting Standards (Percentage of Responses)

TightenedEased
Competition1984
Economic Outlook7464
Market Liquidity652
Market Strategy3036
Risk Appetite8039
Product Performance6518
Regulatory Policies130
Bank's Financial Condition4514