Lower interest rates have helped the auto and housing markets, and the corporate lending market has opened up to some extent.

Ford intends to tiptoe into the new lending market.

Families trying to sell a house they can no longer afford are also running into a tight lending market for buyers.

He said at least one new project would probably have been built sooner if not for the tight lending market.

The four agencies dropped a requirement today that banks be evaluated partly on their share of the lending market in low-income areas.

At the same time, he predicted, Chile would return to the voluntary lending market.

Table 17.6 shows how the banks dominate the personal lending market.

There are two reasons for bank domination of the personal lending market.

Borrowers often benefit via access both to larger pools of capital than would otherwise be available in traditional lending markets and to lower interest rates.

If you have a good accountant (plug, plug) then his/her office will be able to get access to the commercial lending market.