And confirming the reluctance of Banks to loosen their lending policies, total loan balances held by financial institutions fell by 3%, the fastest pace since 1984.

金融机构所持有的总贷款余额下降了3%，是1984年以来最快的。这证实了银行不愿意放宽其贷款政策。

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The US financial crisis is spreading from subprime borrowers to wealthier consumers, with evidence mounting that more affluent people are failing to pay their mortgages and credit card balances.

美国金融危机正从次级抵押贷款的借方，向较富有的客户蔓延。越来越多的证据表明，比较富有的人正无力支付自己的抵押贷款和信用卡余额。

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The Madoff scandal echoes a deeper absence inside our financial system, which has been undermined not merely by bad behavior but by the lack of checks and balances to discourage it.

Madoff丑闻反映了我们金融系统更深层次的缺憾——恶意的行为以及对这种行为缺少监管和制衡破坏了我们的金融系统。

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There is a plethora of checks and balances available against financial abuses, both internal to the corporation and in statutes and regulations.

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