1.   Prosperity, too, had been the product of small enterprises and a lengthy consumer boom financed by credit.

2.   Bank credit had financed the bull market, and for a time people were scared.

3.   Cardoso told the nation today to postpone purchases financed by credit to minimize the impact of the higher rates on ordinary Brazilians.

4.   Cardoso told Brazilians today to postpone purchases financed by credit to minimize the impact of the higher rates on ordinary Brazilians.

5.   The high rates have hurt many Czech companies, which depend on short-term credit to finance operations.

6.   A down payment can cost thousands of dollars, and a family needs good credit to finance the rest.

7.   The White House also wants tax credits to finance school construction bonds, which Republicans do not favor.