And to Wall Street the best part is the federal guarantees it retains: 86% of its loan portfolio, by dollar volume, is government-backed student loans--usually smallish amounts, for families of modest means.

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For now, they must also look into the fallout of the subprime affair, not only for the multi-million dollar hedge funds who bought up loan parcels, but also those at the beginning of the whole process - those seeking to buy a home on a low income.

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Seems that Vahedi was a busy fellow because in addition to his multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme, he also submitted at least 250 fraudulent loan applications replete with falsified employment and income records.

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That is why we launched two new initiatives, Small Loan Advantage and Community Advantage, which help get lower dollar loans into the hands of small business owners.

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The consumer-loan uptick is most pronounced in the auto sector, where the dollar value of loans originated last year topped the 2009 total, Equifax estimates.

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Credit Suisse and Citigroup are reportedly selling a big loan package for Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' takeover of First Data at 96 cents on the dollar.

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John Mauldin, publisher of an investment newsletter, points out that during America's 1980s savings-and-loan crisis, bottom-fishers could net perfectly good mortgages for 15 cents on the dollar.

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With the federal loan program expiring in September, the Energy Department has been pushing through the billion-dollar guarantees crucial for developers to secure the equity investment needed to build massive solar power projects.

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This has happened because there has been a push by companies looking to match cash flows, and just as in the loan market, U.S. investors are only really open to European companies with dollar revenues.

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