1.   Only then could new credits become available.

2.   An aide said that Kennedy would support the new credit.

3.   Any rise in borrowing costs could discourage companies and consumers from repaying their overdue loans or seeking new credit.

4.   Any rise in borrowing costs discourages companies and consumers from repaying their overdue loans or seeking new credit.

5.   Avoid applying for and opening new credit and check cards.

6.   A large number of inquiries can indicate that a person is searching for new credit, a factor that can present more risk to a lender.

7.   A rise in interest rates may discourage consumers and companies from seeking new credit, which would hurt earnings at financial services companies like Probursa and Bancomer.

8.   Also, higher interest rates might discourage bank customers from repaying their overdue loans or arranging new credit, something sure to hurt earnings.

9.   Also, she added, they encourage consumers to fabricate new Social Security or employer numbers to create new credit histories, which is illegal.

10.   But even as it wrote down the value of some loans, new credit problems cropped up.