51.   The bank also plans to offer consumer loans, mortgages and certificates of deposit.

52.   The bank has said it is willing to offer similar loans to Chrysler and General Motors.

53.   The company, which sometimes operates under the name Money To Lend, offers short-term loans, mainly to low-income consumers, in Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana.

54.   The clubs have recently begun forming village banks with foreign aid to offer small loans to farmers, mostly women, and to small entrepreneurs.

55.   The companies have become popular in so short a time because they filled a void left when traditional banks stopped offering short-term loans.

56.   The loans are offered by colleges and universities, and the bonds they back are issued by a nonprofit group called the National Collegiate Trust.

57.   The news got better when the couple who offered the loan decided to donate the money for the Torah.

58.   The practice is no longer allowed under state law, but officials say businesses have found loopholes through which they have continued to offer loans.

59.   The program offers loans directly from the government as opposed to through banks.

60.   The Small Business Administration offers loans to homeowners and renters in declared disaster areas as well as to small businesses.