Yet, more than any of these, it was the seemingly inexorable rise of sub-prime credit that should have triggered the alarm.

然而，不仅如此，早该触发警报的次贷似乎一直在稳步上升。

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With the U. S. sub-prime credit crisis sweeping the global economy into a crisis, many internationally Century renowned enterprises have to face financial crisis, even be forced into liquidation.

随着美国次信贷危机转化为席卷全球的经济危机，许多历经百年的国际知名企业纷纷面临财务危机。

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The agencies have been widely criticised for failing to foresee trouble in financial products made of sub-prime mortgages that triggered the global credit crunch.

这些机构因没有预见到引发全球信用危机的次级贷金融产品导致的麻烦而广受批评。

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Regional banks have also steered clear of the other main area where credit is deteriorating, sub-prime lending (high-interest loans to borrowers with patchy credit).

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Almost any bank with a lot of retail business except for sub-prime lending and perhaps credit cards can expect its minimum capital to fall.

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Bank-issued credit card lending to sub-prime consumers jumped 41% between 2010 and 2011 hitting a four-year high in December 2011 with 1.1 million new bank credit cards issued.

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