Banks were unwilling to lend money to people without credit histories or proof of permanent residence.

银行不想把钱借给那些没有信用记录或者没有长期居住证明的人。

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More importantly, the credit markets, especially the ones where Banks lend to each other, look more relaxed.

更重要的是，信贷市场，特别是银行同业拆解市场，看起来情形更加缓和。

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Before the credit crunch, investors seemed scarcely less keen to lend to Italy than to Germany.

信贷紧缩之前，投资者似乎更愿向意大利借贷，而忽视德国。

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As banks refused to lend, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed a plan to loosen credit markets by buying risky assets.

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Together with the government, it will provide billions of pounds of cheap credit to banks to lend to companies.

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Both of us working but was never able to build credit because we had a zero credit score, noone would lend to us, not even a gas card, because we were judged by a credit score.

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While the current ratings of bond insurers lend nothing to the credit standing of the bond issuer, most insured issues should still be viewed as having viable insurance backing in case of distress.

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