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SUBPRIME LENDING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Loans
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subprime lending 1, record 1, English, subprime%20lending
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subprime lending : term extracted from the “Glossaire de l'économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - subprime%20lending
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prêts immobiliers aux emprunteurs à risque
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%AAts%20immobiliers%20aux%20emprunteurs%20%C3%A0%20risque
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prêts aux emprunteurs à risque 1, record 1, French, pr%C3%AAts%20aux%20emprunteurs%20%C3%A0%20risque
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prêts immobiliers aux emprunteurs à risque; prêts aux emprunteurs à risque : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - pr%C3%AAts%20immobiliers%20aux%20emprunteurs%20%C3%A0%20risque
Record 1, Key term(s)
- prêt immobilier aux emprunteurs à risque
- prêt aux emprunteurs à risque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-06-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Financial Institutions
- Banking
- Loans
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- subprime mortgage market
1, record 2, English, subprime%20mortgage%20market
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Canadian subprime mortgage market accounts for less than 5 per cent of the residential mortgage market, and might be better characterized as a near-prime market, with quite different lending standards than appear to have been applied in the United States. 1, record 2, English, - subprime%20mortgage%20market
Record 2, Key term(s)
- sub-prime mortgage market
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Institutions financières
- Banque
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marché des prêts hypothécaires à risque
1, record 2, French, march%C3%A9%20des%20pr%C3%AAts%20hypoth%C3%A9caires%20%C3%A0%20risque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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