Opposition Republican leaders agree on the need to raise the borrowing limit by August second or risk the nation's first default.

VOA: special.2011.07.15

The current economic downturn grew out of a culture of irresponsible lending and borrowing and "a failure of the entire system,"

VOA: special.2009.06.19

Greece -- a popular travel place -- continues to face a debt crisis that has sharply raised its borrowing costs.

VOA: special.2010.04.23

They became inflated by too much lending, too much borrowing and risky new ways of financing sales.

VOA: special.2011.01.24

Anyone who has ever borrowed money can relate to the debate over raising America's borrowing limit.

VOA: special.2011.07.15

It would be responsible for protecting people from unfair and abusive practices with borrowing and investing.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

She guides her family. Mama hates "going to the bank" -- she means borrowing money.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

With a credit card, you are borrowing money every time you use it.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

Borrowing costs for the United States remain very low.

VOA: special.2011.08.12

Economists say the move is designed to help improve credit conditions by lowering the cost of borrowing.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

Geithner says the United States is seeing signs of a shift to saving more and borrowing less.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

"So,you pile up all this Democrat spending, all their borrowing,all their debt, you add it to their government takeover of health care, their 'cap and trade' national energy tax and their continued bailouts.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

EU Finance Commissioner Olli Rehn made the call after a first round of talks with Greek officials amid growing market expectations of a trade-off between new deficit cutting steps and practical EU support for Greek borrowing.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

"It is a strategy in which Asian and Pacific markets are open to our exports, and one in which prosperity around the world is no longer as dependent on American consumption and borrowing, but rather more on American innovation and products,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.12