direct loan

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direct loan - a loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third party; direct lending gives the lender greater discretion in making loans

loan - the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)

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Deputy Finance Minister Pisit Lee-Atham said Monday that Thailand may ask for direct loans from Japan instead of a guarantee or interest subsidy.

Thailand, Japan to discuss Miyazawa plan next week

Tables 1 and 2 present the various direct loan and guaranteed loan programs that existed in the 1996 fiscal year.

Government loan, guarantee, and grant programs: an evaluation

Colleges will decide individually whether or not to offer direct loans, although it's expected that most will.

Why bankers don't like Bill

The Direct Loan Program operates as a public-private partnership leveraging the federal government's lower cost of capital with the expertise of the private sector.

Federal student aid

But amid reports that some HBCUs had tried--and left--the Direct Loan program in recent years, UNCF has been conducting a survey on the issue.

Prospective switch to direct loans raises concerns: smaller schools say they lack the infrastructure to take on student loan tasks traditionally performed by banks

have encouraged schools to move to direct loans as some private lenders stopped offering federal loans.

Some bypassed MEFA's problems; Students, parents found direct loans

The Direct Loan program costs less than the Federal Family Education Loan program, according to Congressional Budget Office data.

Revisions planned for direct aid applications

2 million direct loan to construct a fire hall in the community of Ponemah, one of several communities located in the area.

United States : USDA Announces Nearly $13 Million in Funding for Four Tribal Projects in Minnesota

In total, the switch to the less-costly Direct Loan program will save taxpayers an estimated $61 billion over the next 10 years, reducing the federal budget deficit by at least $10 billion in that time.