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loan

[lohn] / loʊn /




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To avoid IRS trouble, the interest rate shouldn’t be lower than the agency’s Applicable Federal Rate at the time of the loan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Since 2018-19, the Seagulls have agreed well over 20 loan deals in each campaign, with 27 last season.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Sometimes, when I have given them money, they call it a loan, but I know I’ll probably never see the money again.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

If the loan is for a private mortgage, both sides should have legal representation with a formal written agreement, including payment terms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He’s gone before I realize he never answered my question about Mama’s loan.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

As that has happened, the average expected life of the loans underpinning mortgage-backed securities has been pushed out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Interest rates on some student loans are reviewed regularly.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Currently that is about 5% for loans longer than nine years; about 4.5% for loans three to nine years; and about 4% for loans three years or less.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The 10-year Treasury yield is seen as the benchmark rate, given that it helps determine interest rates on a number of consumer loans, such as home mortgages.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

While my older siblings continue whispering about banks and loans and finance things I don’t understand, I’m stuck on the idea of the FBI invading our house.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Trust companies, the original “shadow banks,” had loaned buckets of money to risky businesses, real-estate speculators and stock traders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Medicaid reduced the claim from $260,000 down to $100,000 and then the city of Lynn loaned $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity, which rehabbed the home and gave Gunning a lease,” Ford said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Chen said Bo, Panshi and another associate had loaned more than $2 million to the developers of an apartment complex, prompting lawsuits over unpaid debts and control of the property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

The former England international was loaned out a total of nine separate occasions while at Chelsea before signing permanently for Southampton in 2015, aged 25.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Mrs. Chavez loaned her the striped shirt that had had the buttons torn off at Lake Mag.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

The Dutch institution is frequently visited by enthusiastic Japanese fans, and other nations like China, Singapore and South Korea also have asked about loaning it, she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has dispatched about 150 personnel and 20 engines to Washington, while individual California fire departments are also loaning crews.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Museums have for a long time relied on wealthy individuals bequeathing, loaning or donating artefacts to build their science and art collections, explains Dr Smithwick, who recovers and sells fossils professionally.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

The scheme was intended to help those without access to money via friends and family by loaning them some of the funds for a house deposit and increasing mortgage availability.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

“I’m just loaning you to her for a while,” she explained.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos




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