Nonpurpose loans, by contrast, can typically be completed in a few days requiring little paperwork beyond a credit report and a financial statement.

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At issue, administration officials say, was some telecommunications stock and some property in Greece that Tenet failed to report on his initial financial disclosure statement when he joined the Clinton Administration.

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The Reuters report notes that the company made the disclosure in its latest financial statement.

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According to AHD, the cost report it used is meant to be the definitive statement of financial health about a given hospital.

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"The League board has told its legal team to commission a report to clarify the legal and financial position of the club, " said a statement.

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