loan
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Jefferies continues to forecast “robust” loan growth in markets with an attractive mortgage backdrop, such as the Netherlands, Germany and Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The use of the loan market, both domestically and in Europe, is crucial for the planned career development of many of Brighton's signings.
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
“If you need some cash, I can loan you some.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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
It's a similar story of falling crop yields near Selby, where farmer Richard Bramley would like the government to provide interest-free loans to farmers so they can invest.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
The government on Tuesday presented amended versions of those bills, which include tax breaks for tenants and small property owners, loans for first-time buyers and an extension of an eviction ban.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
When loans go bad, the official price is the last to find out.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Alt-A was just what they called crappy mortgage loans for which they hadn’t even bothered to acquire the proper documents—to verify the borrower’s income, say.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
The money that has been spent on and loaned to AI firms over the last few years in the hope of large returns is causing markets to value some of them as multi-trillion dollar businesses.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The clean-up team was loaned two canoes from Northampton Active, which were used to support the divers.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
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
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
Captain Kontoulis loaned Lefty a necktie spotted with gravy stains.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
In return, the museum is loaning treasures including from the Sutton Hoo hoard as well as the Lewis chess pieces, made from walrus ivory in the 12th Century.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
You would likely not see any money you gave him, so even loaning him money would merely start a bad habit that could be hard to break.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026
The closure – long planned – is what gave Macron the opportunity to perform his act of cultural diplomacy, committing France to loaning the tapestry to the British Museum for a year from next September.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
“On the contrary, you’re too kind for loaning your son to me for all this time.”
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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