More than 46% of the respondents said they tightened commercial and industrial loan standards somewhat or considerably for loans to middle-market and large companies over the past three months, according to the Federal Reserve's April 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices showed. None reported easing standards over the quarter and 54% kept them constant.
Greater than 48% tightened standards for small companies and 50% kept them the same. Only 1.7% eased them somewhat.