The cities of Chongqing, Wuhan and Zhengzhou, for instance, have allowed first-home buyers to borrow more from government-sponsored savings funds.

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That year the prize was sponsored by Aurum Funds, a hedge fund, which donated money when the Society lost its public grant from the British government.

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However, this pattern appears also to have resulted from the fact that some large lenders in the federal-funds market, notably government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, are ineligible to receive interest on balances held at the Fed, and thus they have an incentive to lend in that market at rates below what the Fed pays banks.

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Team spokesman Owen Phillips said a sponsored climbing event would be held later in January to help raise funds for the new base.

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Indeed, I own American Funds Growth Fund of America ( AGTHX) via my Fidelity sponsored 401(k) and I can report that its returns have been pretty unimpressive.

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Staff at the Welsh Government sponsored body will be encouraged to adopt a Size of Wales project and muster funds for it via fundraising.

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