a financial institution that specializes in the lending of money
a slump in bank lending
Examples of 'lending' in a sentence
lending
Lending banks are going to be reluctant to support a business with declining cashflows.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It's about responsible borrowing, not responsible lending.
The Sun (2007)
He seemed genuine at first, always buying us pizza and lending us money.
The Sun (2007)
Net deposits rose by a whopping 6.4billion and net mortgage lending by 3.1billion.
The Sun (2009)
The tiniest rise in house prices - and forecasts of more bank lending to come.
The Sun (2009)
The bank fully funds its lending from customers' savings.
The Sun (2009)
Funding for lending will end in two years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What this means is lending where others fear to tread.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Goldman is one of four banks lending capital.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Lending institutions seem to be bending over backwards to lend money.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
All related terms of 'lending'
lend
When people or organizations such as banks lend you money, they give it to you and you agree to pay it back at a future date , often with an extra amount as interest.
lending bank
A bank is an institution where people or businesses can keep their money.
lending limit
the maximum amount of money a bank can lend to a single person or business
lending rate
The lending rate is the rate of interest that you have to pay when you are repaying a loan.
lending library
A lending library is a library from which the public are allowed to borrow books.
lending policy
a set of guidelines and criteria developed by a bank and used by its employees to determine whether an applicant for a loan should be granted or refused the loan
lending target
A target is a result that you are trying to achieve .
payday lending
the practice of offering short-term loans at high rates of interest, on the agreement that the borrower will pay back the loan when he or she next receives a wage or salary
base lending rate
a minimum interest rate on which financial institutions base the rates they use for lending
minimum lending rate
(in Britain ) the minimum rate at which the Bank of England would lend to discount houses between 1971 and 1981, after which it was replaced by the less formal base rate
Public Lending Right
the right of authors to receive payment when their books are borrowed from public libraries
prime rate
A bank's prime rate is the lowest rate of interest which it charges at a particular time and which is offered only to certain customers .