The rapid rise in the amount borrowed against a property's value shows how willing lenders were to stretch.

The problem can be traced to overly optimistic developers, backed by willing lenders, who erected many buildings of poor design in dubious locations.

A lot of loans were strictly private - willing lender, willing borrower, both sides taking their risks.

Jack was a willing lender of money and of mortgages to those living on his land, but also was quick to foreclose.

Some shopping around will be needed to find a willing lender, since the credit climate has tightened in recent months.

The commercial real estate industry is trapped in a depression marked by a virtual absence of lenders willing to take any risk.

We've seen more lenders willing to lend and stable companies willing to purchase.

There may be external limits from financial markets, but if there are willing lenders a country can spend whatever its government wants.

Its underlying mortgage was due to be refinanced on Dec. 31, but a lender willing to approve the loan has not yet been found.

The banks have been willing lenders, but there are now scattered signs that they are growing more cautious.