While this wasn’t a good year for commercial real estate, banks saw commercial loan growth. These loans — known as CRE loans — were up 3% year over year, while general commercial-industrial loans were down 1%, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Dec. 26),...
February 05, 2024
Banks tightened their standards on loans to both businesses and households in the fourth quarter. They also saw lower demand for lending during that period, the Federal Reserve reported Monday (Feb. 5). “While banks, on balance, reported having tightened lending standards further for most loan categories in the fourth quarter, lower net shares of banks reported tightening lending […]
December 26, 2023
While this wasn’t a good year for commercial real estate, banks saw commercial loan growth. These loans — known as CRE loans — were up 3% year over year, while...