Banks that make commercial real estate loans are reporting that credit standards have recently tightened. Meanwhile, demand for residential loans has risen across the board.
For home-purchase loans eligible for acquisition by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 15 percent of large banks noted credit standards eased in the three most-recent three months.
At the same time, stronger demand on government-sponsored enterprise mortgages was indicated by exactly half of all banks compared to the previous three-month period.
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