Many of these loans resemble the kind that Countrywide once offered, with interest rates that can suddenly balloon.
Vietnamese companies are reluctant to borrow from banks at lending rates that can go as high as 18 percent.
These loans may be quick and easy but they are usually hideously expensive, with interest rates that can easily hit 4,214%.
Gas stations are often built just to gain the rights to fuel shipments, at subsidized government rates, that can be resold onto the black market at higher prices.
The hedges, which include options and swap contracts, are also used to protect against rising interest rates that can extend the life of the mortgages longer than desired.
The loan sharks, he said, charge exorbitant weekly interest rates that can turn a $5,000 loan into a $20,000 payback.
They can carry higher interest rates than traditional loans or adjustable rates that can make the mortgage difficult to repay once the interest rate resets.
And central banks have tools at their disposal, including interest rates, that can dampen things down.Regulators have failed to spot bubbles in the past, however.
But most federal student loans are capped at 6.8 percent, while private loans often have variable rates that can start at 15 percent or higher.
And unlike multinationals incorporated in the United States, Jazz can bring unlimited amounts of cash across the Atlantic without paying American tax rates that can reach 40 percent.
It offers deals at more than 10,000 hotels in the Asia-Pacific sphere, including specially negotiated last-minute rates that can offer savings.
