But under its new owner, Erste Bank of Austria, it is now flush with deposits and trying to broaden its loan portfolio.Although securing loans is important, "we try not to turn down a loan that is not based on collateral," says Gretta Larson, a Shorebank expert working at Ceska Sporitelna.
Without such specific data, there is no way to judge the performance of government efforts to broaden business opportunities, including loan programs and entrepreneurship training for veterans.
Auto sales continued their sluggish pace last month, according to figures released today, prompting the Big Three automakers to broaden their no-interest loan offers.
The government should also broaden access to its loan rehabilitation program, which allows people in default to get back into compliance by making a specific number of payments and meeting certain conditions.
The platform is on a mission to transform the process of applying for a loan and broaden access to financing across Latin America.
Offering mortgage bonds "also helps broaden the suite of loans they can offer borrowers," he said.
Critics say the S.B.A. needs to broaden access to federally guaranteed loans, which carry lower interest rates and lower fees than their commercial counterparts, so that they are more attainable for entrepreneurs and small-enterprise owners.
This is certainly the case at the Met, which seems to be taking advantage of all the outside loans it can broker to broaden public understanding of Korean art and contextualize its own holdings.
In an additional measure to help ailing banks and prevent a credit crunch, the European Central Bank said Friday that it would broaden the collateral it accepts for low-interest loans.
And if the securitization model stops working, the origination platforms need to broaden their lender base in order to distribute the loan "inventory" that they warehouse on borrowed capital.
