A survey of German banks and other finanical institutions by consulting firm Earnst & Young (EY) shows that many plan to put stricter conditions on lending to corporate clients in the coming six months. EY’s Banking Barometer survey, released on Monday, found 52% of financial institutions planning tighter conditions on lending. Another 40% of firms said nothing would change, while just 8% planned to use looser criteria for corporate lending. Seven out of 10 banks (72%) also expect credit risks to increase as a result of structural changes in the German economy, while just 2% of the banks surve…