Most of those brands, such as Cadillac, will focus on more longer-term programs such as leasing.

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Some lease agreements, when terminated early, will credit the bank's interest fees back to the driver for the unused term of the lease, but the leasing company will keep its spread from the entire term.

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Many MLPs have a degree of insulation from commodity price volatility thanks to long-term deals with customers for leasing out storage facilities and pipeline deals that are based on volume of throughput rather than the price of it.

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It may also be an expensive one, as subsidies may have to be offered as an incentive - short-term contracts are not an attractive proposition when long-term assurances are needed for things such as leasing rolling stock.

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In April, Nippon Credit Bank, the most troubled of the three long-term credit banks, even allowed one of its affiliates, Crown Leasing, to go bust.

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The other three trade bodies that agreed to the new charter are the BCCA, a trade association for lenders offering short-term loans, the Consumer Credit Trade Association and the Finance and Leasing Association.

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If you have this setup, consider leasing that building back to the business for a long-term lease.

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It is buying leasing assets, distressed debt and has also shown an interest in Long-Term Credit Bank.

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Prudential company officials say they feel good about the leasing prospects, and they don't want to cut rents and sign long-term leases at low values.

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