Chart 1:Criticized Syndicated Loans Continued to Rise in 2002

	Percent of Commitments			Classification Volume ($ Billions)
Review Year	Special Mention	Adversely Classified	Total Criticized	Special Mention	Adversely Classified	Total Commitments
1991	6.10	9.90	16.00	49.2	79.8	806.0
1992	6.32	9.09	15.41	50.4	72.5	798.0
1993	3.90	7.52	11.42	31.4	60.6	806.0
1994	3.53	4.04	7.57	31.5	36.1	893.0
1995	1.77	2.65	4.42	18.8	28.2	1,063.0
1996	1.40	2.26	3.66	16.8	27.1	1,200.0
1997	1.37	1.55	2.92	19.6	22.2	1,435.0
1998	1.30	1.25	2.55	22.8	22.0	1,759.0
1999	1.71	2.04	3.75	31.3	37.4	1,829.0
2000	1.86	3.25	5.11	36.3	63.4	1,951.0
2001	3.68	5.74	9.42	75.4	117.6	2,050.0
2002	4.22	8.40	12.62	79.0	157.1	1,871.0

Source: 2002 SNC Program