61.   Trading was light, traders said, because investors were waiting to see how the government deals with the bad loans left by the seven failed housing loan companies.

62.   Two examples are a housing loan corporation and a highway development corporation.

63.   When she and her new husband looked for a home, Druckman was not eligible for government low-interest housing loans.

64.   Worry over the health of the financial industry was rekindled by the bankruptcy filing yesterday by Nichiei Finance Co., a Yokohama-based housing loan provider.

65.   Proceeds from the new debt securities will be used to finance the purchase of housing loans from the financial institutions, other corporations and the Government.

66.   -- Loans by nonbank financial institutions specializing in housing loans concentrated for realtors, list reveals.

67.   A costly public bailout of seven housing loan companies more than a year ago was widely unpopular among Japanese voters.

68.   A court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and his predecessor over the liquidation of seven debt-ridden housing loan companies.

69.   A senior Finance Ministry official met Wednesday with Japanese bank leaders and suggested they consider resigning over the failure of several housing loan companies.

70.   Analysts have said that these rises reflect tax incentives and the popularity of low-interest government housing loans more than any improvement in consumer sentiment.