1.   Brazilian consumers typically finance purchases by paying with a series of checks that retailers cash in monthly installments after a purchase is made.

2.   After all, their drug consumers unwittingly finance both the FARC and the paramilitaries.

3.   AIG now has consumer finance operations in Asia, Latin American and Central Europe and wants to expand.

4.   Falling borrowing costs make it easier for consumers to finance big-ticket purchases like automobiles.

5.   Gateway also benefited from the success of its YourWare program, which lets consumers finance PCs and trade older models in for new ones.

6.   Higher rates make it more difficult for consumers to finance cars and other big-ticket items.

7.   Higher rates threaten to eat into profits by making it more expensive for companies to borrow money and for consumers to finance purchases.

8.   Similarly, consumers financed some spending by selling stock.

9.   Still, the statistics indicated that consumers were financing their spending sprees in part by cutting back further on savings.

10.   The interest-rate reduction could stimulate business at automobile dealerships by making it less costly for consumers to finance car purchases.