As banks refused to lend, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed a plan to loosen credit markets by buying risky assets.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

On Wednesday,President Obama announced that Secretary Geithner will release a new plan to ease credit markets next week.

VOA: special.2009.02.06

A bill to place new restrictions on the credit card industry in the United States won final approval this week in Congress.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

But the situation denies many businesses the credit they need to operate, and further slows a struggling economy.

VOA: special.2009.01.30

People do not need a job or a good credit history to get a loan from a pawnbroker.

VOA: special.2011.04.18

But soon,credit markets around the world slowed to a halt on fears about the health of banks.

VOA: special.2009.09.18

Millions of Americans now use a debit card or credit card, instead of paper money or checks, to make most of their purchases.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

This week, Congress voted to extend the credit to the end of September -- but only for people who signed a dealby April thirtieth.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

Honorary authors, also called guest authors, receive credit in a published study but had little to do with designing it or writing the article.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

And credit card companies may not offer gifts on or near a campus to persuade students.

VOA: special.2009.05.28

But on Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers that lack of action to raise the borrowing limit would mean a lower credit rating.

VOA: special.2011.07.15

A third step is to increase the availability of credit for individuals and businesses.

VOA: special.2009.02.13

under a new program to provide emergency credit to nations with strong economies.

VOA: special.2009.04.24

No one knows exactly where disc golf started, but some credit it to a group of school children in Vancouver,Canada.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

Many of the pickup trucks that carry protesters to Bangkok were bought thanks to a surge in rural credit.

VOA: standard.2010.05.14

"So there may actually be a worsening of credit availability to small and medium sized business in the next year or so,".

VOA: standard.2009.12.20

The IMF also has a program called the Flexible Credit Line, which grants emergency loans to countries with strong financial track records.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20

Bretton Woods Project, an NGO that acts as a watchdog to scrutinize "The problem is which countries will be able to access this credit line.

VOA: standard.2009.04.20