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In addition to paying higher interest rates, borrowers are also dealing with more restrictive lending standards.
The Scottish government has sought to counteract restrictive lending practices by extending credit-worthy households access to an affordable mortgage.
But that episode also caused a period of market nervousness and fueled concerns about the effect that more restrictive lending would have on economic activity.
When it comes to longer fixed-term tenancies it is also clear that landlords are hindered by the restrictive lending practices that govern buy-to-let mortgage deals.
David Sambol, Countrywide's president, said in a statement that the figures reflected the difficult market and more restrictive lending practices at the company.
For years, racially restrictive lending practices made it difficult for blacks to buy homes on Capitol Hill; now rising rents are forcing them out.
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The number of businesses complaining about restrictive bank lending policies fell to 31.6 percent in July from 34 percent in June.
The unexpected losses and growing pressures, he continued, have prompted banks to become more restrictive in their lending and more "protective of their liquidity".
American banks have also become noticeably more restrictive in their lending standards to companies, according to Albert Edwards, the famously bearish strategist at Dresdner Kleinwort.Historically, tougher bank attitudes have been associated with changes in the default rate for corporate bonds.
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