The Federal Reserve completes a Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices (SLOOS, sometimes SOSLP) at least four times a year, which asks bank leaders about changes to credit standards over the preceding three months (Federal Reserve, Investopedia - SLOOS). The question will be suspended on 30 June 2025 and the outcome determined using survey results data as reported by the Federal Reserve Economic Database (FRED) for the Federal Reserve's first release dated for the third quarter, which covers April through June and is expected to be released in July 2025 (FRED). In the April 2025 report (aka "Q2 2025" that covers January through March), the Fed reported that 18.5% of "Large and medium" respondents said they were tightening standards for C&I loans (Federal Reserve - SLOOS April 2025, see the "2025:2" row in table 1 panel 1 under the "Large and medium" column, FRED, see Q2 2025). Please note that a negative number represents a net loosening of standards.

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The question closed "At least 0.0%, but less than 15.0%" with a closing date of 4 August 2025.

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