11.   Analysts say that does not bode well for businesses who fail to get loans from the SBA, essentially the lender of last resort.

12.   And I could not have gotten a loan by myself.

13.   And for all those consumers who want to spend more, getting loans is a breeze right now.

14.   And some entrepreneurs like Khai, the silk retailer, say they have no trouble getting loans from state or private banks if their companies are visibly doing well.

15.   Another is that small, innovative private companies often have trouble getting loans.

16.   Another savings in the new budget would come from higher interest rates charged to businesses that get loans after natural disasters.

17.   At the same time, Montgomery clients like Netcom Systems and Signature Resorts are getting loans from NationsBank.

18.   At the same time, Green said, capital markets became more restricted, making it more difficult to get loans.

19.   Banking is one of the last parts of its economy in which China has allowed competition because the government exerts much of its control by deciding who gets loans.

20.   Banks have loosened up on credit so small farmers can get loans, and even the local soldiers appear to have softened, residents said.