Effective October 1, 2002, for borrowings and investments with the BPD and borrowings from the Federal Financing Bank (FFB), agencies will report amounts consistent with those reported by these central fiduciary agencies, except as noted above.

WHITEHOUSE: M-03-01, Business Rules for Intragovernmental Transactions, Attachment B | The White House

And Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean has attacked his reputation as a reformer over the past week, accusing McCain of trying to evade federal spending limits by opting out of public financing after using the promise of federal funds to obtain a bank loan and automatic ballot access for his primary campaign.

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Now, with the blessing of federal regulators, GM can get financing via its own bank subsidiary at half the cost of what it would pay investors to take bonds off its hands.

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Thursday, GMAC Financial Services, which provides financing for vehicle loans and mortgages, filed with the Federal Reserve to become a bank-holding company.

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The authorities have taken a number of steps to restrain the demand for the metal, including the federal government raising the import duty on gold and the RBI forbidding banks and non-bank financial companies from financing the purchase of gold in any form.

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