1.   Analysts said the problems facing Vietnamese banks stem more from risky lending practices rather than a simple lack of capital.

2.   And a year ago he said that banks should improve their corporate lending practices because the loans were becoming increasingly risky.

3.   And he, too, recently condemned predatory lending practices.

4.   And you know some of these companies have notorious lending practices that precede them.

5.   As banks move into new markets and regions they will increasingly rely on standardized lending practices, Meyer said.

6.   At the Fed he took the lead in spotlighting discriminatory lending practices by banks.

7.   At Capital, the government also uncovered some illegal lending practices, such as making loans to shareholders for the acquisition of company shares.

8.   Banc One spokesman John Russell last month declined to comment on the allegations of unfair lending practices.

9.   Banco Union and Banca Cremi were taken over by the Finance Ministry last year when investigators discovered sleazy lending practices and corruption.

10.   Banks will increasingly rely on standardized lending practices as they move into new markets and regions, Meyer said.