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local loan

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a loan issued by a local government authority

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We had a one-on-one with a local loan officer which boiled down to: Yeah, we’re good for it, but it’s not going to happen.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2024

“But that will perpetuate your dependence on me,” he responded, offering to meet with the local loan officer instead.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2016

That benevolent but naive parishioners can outwit the local loan sharks?

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2013

That is a rate once associated with local loan sharks rather than with your friendly neighborhood banker.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ravenswood's bank has added more than $1,000,000 in new assets in two years, and the local loan association has financed 200 new houses since 1955, figures to finance many hundreds more.

From Time Magazine Archive