51.   Senator John F. Kerry is a big supporter of school construction and introduced a bill for new small business loans.

52.   Some of that business is already located in New England, where Sovereign offers financing to auto dealerships, asset-based lending services, and other business loans.

53.   TD will likely benefit from increased consumer and business loans and from fee-based income from credit cards and investment-banking fees.

54.   The bank has made strides improving the quality of its small-and medium-size business loans.

55.   The couple might use the rest of the condo profits to reduce their business loan, an idea to which Ms. Altfest did not object.

56.   The FDIC board of directors voted unanimously to adopt a final rule that lowers capital risk requirements for certain small business loans and certain leases.

57.   The increase means borrowers with adjustable-rate credit card, residential, auto or business loans will now have to pay more to borrow money.

58.   The Justice Department is also concerned about the impact a Wells-First Interstate merger would have on unsecured business loans to small and medium-sized businesses.

59.   The higher rates have affected everything from auto to business loans.

60.   The long-term credit banks, which include Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan and Industrial Bank of Japan, specialize in business loans of five years and longer.