loan
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Margin loan balances rose by $7.9 billion to $27.1 billion in six months, as more investors tried to boost returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Holden, like other analysts, forecasts the banks’ results will look similar to last quarter, with rising investment banking and trading revenue, improving commercial loan growth, and signs credit losses won’t be a concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Chelsea, meanwhile, are looking to sanction a number of sales and loan departures before the transfer deadline on 1 September, and currently have 39 senior players on their books.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Make sure you ask the lender about repayment terms so you understand when you’ll start making payments and how long the loan will take to pay off.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Made up of archaeologists and divers from France, England, and the United States, this multinational group included Frederic Dumas, on loan from Jacques Cousteau’s team of divers, and the pioneering archaeologist Honor Frost.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
Two weeks ago, Walter announced an agreement to sell controlling interest in the Lakers at a $12.5-billion valuation, the cash from which could help repay loans under scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Private loans can help close funding gaps, but the market can be a financial minefield for students and their families.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Unlike federal loans, private lenders set rates based on the borrower’s creditworthiness.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
To the insurance side, it was Moore and others who presented the loans that were made to those entities, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
He had maybe $40,000 in cash, against $145,000 in student loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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
It piled up dollars selling Americans cars and gadgets, then loaned those dollars right back by buying U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
He spent the 2014–15 season loaned to Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem after previous loan spells with Swansea, Middlesbrough, Watford and Wigan.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Shares will be loaned by Hertz to J.P.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The camp store loaned me one hundred dollars in mortal money and twenty golden drachmas.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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 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
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
Two years ago, the state bailed out 17 rural and community hospitals – Glenn Medical was not one of them – by loaning them close to $300 million altogether.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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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