Banks’ Tighter Lending Signals Fewer Loans, Wider Credit Spreads

By Simon White, Bloomberg Markets Live reporter and strategist, as published on ZeroHedge US banks’ tightening of lending conditions points to a significant slowdown in bank credit extended, while non-bank credit will become more expensive as spreads widen. The latest Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey was released Monday. Often the different aspects of the survey are conflated, […] Source