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Loan

A loan is a redistribution of financial assets over time, between the lender
and the giver of the loan. The borrower initially receives an amount of
money from the lender, which they pay back, usually but not always in
regular instalments, to the lender. This service is generally provided at a
cost, discounted as interest on the debt, to the lender. Acting as a
provider of loans is one of the principal task for financial institutions.
For banks loans are generally funded by deposits. For other institutions
issuing of debt contracts, such as bonds is a typical source of funding.

A mortgage is a very common type of loan, used by many individuals to
purchase housing. In this arrangement, the money for the loan is used to
purchase the property. The bank, however, is given the title to the house
until the mortgage is paid off in full. If the borrower defaults on the
loan, the bank can reposess the house and sell it, to get their money back.

Investment FreshNews:

Queenstown edgy as finance companies fail (Stuff)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:10:55 GMT
Queenstown looks set to become the epicentre of a national property development collapse as the finance company meltdown gathers pace.

Finance forecasts higher revenue windfall from oil (Yehey!)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:03:15 GMT
As the government is set to remove tariff on oil due to high prices in the world market, the Department of Finance expects more revenue windfall from value-added tax on petroleum products.

Job losses warning for finance sector (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:18:16 GMT
There have been renewed warnings the ongoing credit crisis could result in thousands of job losses in Australia's finance sector.

Government Submits Draft Law To Move Central Bank, Other Finance Institutions To Istanbul (TurkishPress.com)
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:55:28 GMT
ANKARA - Turkish government submitted to parliament on Wednesday a draft law to move a number of state finance institutions, including the country`s Central Bank, from capital Ankara to Istanbul, Turkey`s biggest commercial hub.

BIS Group Reports On Ratings Agencies, Structured Finance (Nasdaq)
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:30:03 GMT
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- A study group set up by the Bank for International Settlements has made a series of recommendations on the work of credit rating agencies in structured finance markets after assessing their roll in the recent credit market turmoil.

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