31.   In a related move last week, the FDIC proposed that capital requirements be doubled for banks that specialize in risky loans to people with inferior credit histories.

32.   Last week, the FDIC proposed a doubling of the capital requirements for banks that specialize in risky loans to people with inferior credit histories.

33.   Losses through investments in overseas markets and in risky loans to hedge funds have hurt many banks, causing investor confidence to drop.

34.   Major banks that set up the jusen and encouraged them to make risky loans are bearing the brunt of their losses.

35.   Not knowing a risky loan when they saw one has burdened Asian banks with a staggering load of bad debt.

36.   Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto has hinted he might call for more money from large banks that set up the jusen and encouraged them to make risky loans.

37.   Signs at banks that have failed include a hostile attitude toward or lack of cooperation with examiners, large proportions of risky loans and suspicious transactions by bank insiders.

38.   The plan, which will require Japanese banks to dispose of risky loans in two years, is likely to gain approval on Friday.

39.   They also are looking over a recent nationwide increase in risky loans to people with poor credit histories.

40.   Without giving specific figures, CS Holding blamed the flat net-profit performance on high provisions for risky loans and a slight rise in costs.