lending
noun[U]
BANKING,FINANCEuk/ˈlendɪŋ/ustheactivityof lendingmoneytopeopleandorganizationswhich theypayback withinterest:
lending to sbLending to borrowers withlowercreditscoresincreasedsharplyduring 2005-6.
increase/cut/raise lendingIn the firsthalfof theyear, the Bankincreaseditslending byalmost50%.
lending rises/increases/fallsUKmortgagelendingfellby arecord£2.3bn inApril.
Equitypriceshave beenhitsharplyby the USsub-primelendingcrisis.
business/consumer/corporatelending
bank/commercial/subprimelending
lendingcompany/institution/market
lendingpractices/figures/growth
See also
bank lending
mortgage lending
predatory lending