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Prepare for stronger C&I lending demand: A $1.7 trillion “wave”

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2004-2008: 82.6% Credit risk : In C&I lending, at least part of the collateral is intangible. The emphasis for commercial credit risk management and evaluation is cash flow, fixed charges coverage, and working capital cycles. What will need to change for solid commercial credit analysis ? 2010-2023: 137.3%

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Lending standards slip, risk increasing according to OCC

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Lending standards continue to relax, according to data from the OCC’s 2014 Survey of Credit Underwriting Practices. This type of easing is similar to that experienced between 2004 and 2006, the time period leading up to the financial crisis, which many attribute to inadequate lending standards.