81.   He said the bank made a loan, and it was properly repaid.

82.   He would give no indication as to when the bank would make an announcement.

83.   Higher interest rates can stunt economic growth by boosting borrowing costs for consumers and making it less profitable for banks to make loans.

84.   Higher rates would be bad news because they raise corporate borrowing costs and cut into the profits banks make when they lend.

85.   Higher borrowing costs decrease the amount banks can make on the loans they take in.

86.   However, there were signs that smaller banks are making progress in getting rid of troubled assets and returning to profitability.

87.   If interest rates do rise, higher borrowing costs will reduce the amount of new loans banks will make, hurting their earnings.

88.   If my bank made as many errors as these vote-counting machines, the banking system in this country would collapse.

89.   If interest rates rise, the second bank makes a profit.

90.   In a total-rate-of-return swap, a beneficiary bank makes a loan, then buys protection from a guarantor bank.