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Corporate Debt Has A Bad Side

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Analysts say the nation is facing a 10-year high of bad corporate loans. 70 billion in debts are threatening to cripple Puerto Rico , the result of the government borrowing to keep its state-run businesses afloat, among other factors. and other western governments that prevent banks from lending.

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Fizzle Of The Week: Puerto Rico’s Cash Crisis

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SEC Hack : The place even has Securities in the name (OK, of a different sort of security) but proves to be anything but secure. Wells CEO Tim Sloan has gotten a letter from the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship asking for information and insight into the firm’s small business lending practices.

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CUs Try To Solve The Cannabis Cash Conundrum

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And yet, beyond the patch quilt of states that have accepted marijuana sales, such transactions are illegal on a national level. During a Senate hearing at the end of July focused on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act , chairman and Sen. The statements come as legislation looms for debate in the U.S.