Sentence examples for lending meltdown from inspiring English sources

But the increased business came at a delicate moment for the bank: under new rules passed in the wake of the subprime lending meltdown, Amalgamated was forced to raise fresh capital.

Built mortgage lender Ameriquest by forcefully selling mortgages to homeowners unable to get traditional bank loans; subprime giant fell apart well before this year's lending meltdown.

Last week, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke stated that credit losses related to the sub-prime lending meltdown could ultimately total $50 billion to $100 billion.

By now everyone knows that reckless and even predatory mortgage lending provoked the financial meltdown.

Since last November, when the collapse of Hokkaido Takushoku Bank undermined confidence in all Japanese banks, Norinchukin has played a key role in preventing total meltdown, by lending money on to those big banks that the market considers too risky.Together, Norinchukin and the regional credit federations have lent ¥354 billion to Japan Leasing alone, according to Fitch IBCA, a rating agency.

Many of the factors contributing to rising poverty -- the financial meltdown, reckless lending procedures, the Great Recession and continuing high unemployment -- are beyond the control of individuals.

No doubt a lot of other players deserve more blame for the meltdown in home lending: mortgage brokers, pool underwriters, hedge fund speculators.

No doubt a lot of other players deserve more blame for the U.S. meltdown in home lending: mortgage brokers, pool underwriters, hedge fund speculators.

Commentators are prone to blame the sub-prime lending crisis for the current meltdown in the American financial system.

Top current and former officials of Citigroup -- arguably the megabank most harmed by loose lending and the eventual financial meltdown -- will dominate the hearings: eight of the 17 combined witnesses are from Citi, including former Chairman and CEO Chuck Prince and former U.S. Treasury Secretary and member of the firm's board of directors Robert Rubin.

THE NEWS Germany, Europe's largest economy and the most important -- and most reluctant -- partner in trying to help Greece forestall a financial meltdown, agreed to lend it up to $30 billion over three years, part of an international bailout package negotiated over the weekend.