Lending Standards news and trends

Fed: Banks Healthier Than in 2008 but Still Vulnerable
Banking // November 12, 2023

America’s banks are in a steadier place than they were in 2008. But according to a recent Federal Reserve report, that doesn’t mean they’re completely healthy. Writing on the Liberty Street Economics blog last week, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York noted that this year’s banking crisis...

Federal Reserve Survey Reveals Tightened Lending Standards and Weaker Demand
Economy // November 06, 2023

Lending standards have tightened and demand has weakened in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Reserve’s October Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) on Bank Lending Practices, released Monday (Nov. 6). The survey showed that lending standards have tightened across various loan...

Banks Tightened Real Estate, Credit Card Borrowing Standards In Q1
Loans // May 07, 2019

Standards on commercial real estate loans and credit card borrowing were tightened by U.S. banks during the first three months of the year, with banks aiming to prevent losses from loans exposed to Asian and European economies. Reuters, citing the U.S. Federal Reserve’s quarterly survey of senior...

Sub-Prime Lending’s Late-Year Bounce
Alternative Finances // November 20, 2018

According to the latest Q3 2018 TransUnion’s Industry Insights Report the back half of 2018 has been a good year for sub-prime borrowers looking for access to credit. In the year between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018, sub-prime consumer loan originations grew 28 percent between Q2 2017 and Q2 2018 across the...

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Federal Reserve Reports ‘Slight or Modest Growth’ in Economic Activity

May 29, 2024
Economic activity in the United States expanded from early April to mid-May, though it varied in different industries and Federal Reserve districts. While 10 of the 12 districts reported slight or modest growth, Boston and San Francisco said there was no change in activity, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday (May 29) in a national summary […]

Fed: Banks Healthier Than in 2008 but Still Vulnerable

November 12, 2023
America’s banks are in a steadier place than they were in 2008. But according to a recent Federal Reserve report, that doesn’t mean they’re completely healthy. Writing on the Liberty Street...

Federal Reserve Survey Reveals Tightened Lending Standards and Weaker Demand

November 06, 2023
Lending standards have tightened and demand has weakened in the third quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Reserve’s October Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) on Bank Lending Practices,...

Banks Tightened Real Estate, Credit Card Borrowing Standards In Q1

May 07, 2019
Standards on commercial real estate loans and credit card borrowing were tightened by U.S. banks during the first three months of the year, with banks aiming to prevent losses from...