If smaller banks, generally, are not seeing the commercial loan weakness that some larger institutions are facing, which areas may present them with heightened risks? A couple of possibilities come to mind. First, for most of the past decade, community banks--particularly those in the asset range of $ million to $ billion--have actively expanded their commercial real estate lending.
2  The Bank’s view of recent economic and financial developments, determined by the Policy Board at the Monetary Policy Meeting held on May 17 and 18 as the basis for monetary policy decisions. BIS Review 41/2001  1  developments, the possibility that weak demand will intensify downward pressure on prices warrants careful monitoring.