81.   Matsushita said the central bank would keep interbank loan rates at historic lows.

82.   Ms. Rodgers found her lower rate through www.bankrate.com, a Web site that tracks loan rates.

83.   New loan rates have steadily declined over the past six years.

84.   Other business and consumer loan rates moved correspondingly higher.

85.   Other factors, including loan rates and used-car trends, affected sales as well.

86.   Planners say homeowners should compare loan rates and look for hidden fees and costs.

87.   Schneider said he expects the Dutch central bank to raise its special loan rate in coming months as evidence of wage pressure emerges.

88.   Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said that under a variable loan rate, students would have seen their education costs rise by thousands of dollars.

89.   Since the Fed raised the overnight loan rate last month, the economy has shown little signs of slowing.

90.   Some investors are betting the slowdown could be severe enough to prompt the central bank to cut overnight bank loan rates to avert a recession.