31.   Mercury executives were unavailable to say if that loan has been extended.

32.   More than half of Thai bank loans are nonperforming, Ms. Thanomsri said, making banks reluctant or unable to extend new loans to feed the economy.

33.   Moreover, banks will be able to enter the insurance business, and insurance conglomerates will be allowed to try their hand at extending loans.

34.   Most foreign banks are willing to extend such loans only for weeks at a time.

35.   Now creditors are unwilling to extend many loans as they must meet capital standards demanded by the IMF or agree to be taken over or shut down.

36.   Opposition parties have said commercial banks extended unsecured loans to Hanbo because of pressures from powerful politicians, including those from the presidential office.

37.   Primakov got another boost Monday when the IMF agreed in principle to extend a loan to help Russia pay off billions of dollars in foreign debt.

38.   Robinson, his colleague on the back benches, extended the loan, and Mandelson bought the house.

39.   Shares in financial companies tumbled on speculation the government investigation will target banks to find out whether there have been any kickbacks in extending loans.

40.   Santa Ana said some banking stocks may be affected by fears that they extended loans to cash-strapped companies other than sugar miller Victorias Milling Co.