On the liabilities side, it has 900 of borrowed money (deposits and other borrowings), and 100 of equity capital.

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But only those who are organised into groups to cross-guarantee each other's borrowings are eligible.

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Many subprime mortgages were combined with other kinds of borrowings and sold to investors via collateralized debt obligations.

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"We are in active discussions with our lenders and other business partners to refinance our outstanding borrowings and are evaluating other alternatives to improve liquidity, " the company said in a statement Thursday.

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Vodafone owns 45% of Verizon Wireless, but under terms of their arrangement with Verizon, which owns the other 55%, the wireless operator has been using its prodigious free cash flow to pay down borrowings from Verizon.

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In addition, there has always been an onus on discount window borrowings, which imply that banks can't get the short-term funds they need from other banks.

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