Commercial Lending in 2022: The Year in Review February 2, 2023 at 1:00 PM ET Register now. 2022 was a challenging year for the commercial loan market. A rebound in C&I loan growth early in the year quickly came to a halt as the Fed raised rates to combat historically high levels of inflation. And while banks benefited from the Fed’s more aggressive stance in the form of higher loan yields, they once again began building reserves and tightening credit standards in anticipation of an economic downturn sometime in 2023. Using analytics from the AFS Pricing Service, this free webinar will highlight industry and geographic segments with favorable loan growth trends and positive risk-return characteristics. We’ll examine the major market forces and lending trends that shaped 2022, and the outlook for 2023.