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A little-noticed deal requiring Greece to put up collateral in order to receive a bailout loan from Finland triggered similar requests from several other eurozone countries Thursday, complicating a broader 109 billion euro Europe-wide bailout of Greece.

WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Community banks are stillstruggling with troubled construction and commercial realestate loans but Federal Reserve bank examiners are not beingunduly harsh in their treatment ...

U.S. banks continue to ease lending standards and most terms on all major non-real estate loans during the past three months, the Federal Reserve reported in its quarterly survey of senior loan officers.

Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Aug. 15, from AP Business News: -- Shares of Cathay General Bancorp Inc. leapt after an upgrade from RBC Capital Markets, which said the bank holding company recently has been improving its profitability and showing strong growth in commercial and industrial loans.

U.S. banks continued to ease restrictions on most types of loans over the past three months except in the real estate sector, according to a survey of the banks' senior loan officers released Monday by the Federal Reserve.

Treasury's T-bill Supply Plan May Bring Pain The Treasury's announcement that it will restrain the sale of certain T-bills has boosted the short-dated U.S. government bond market. But investors in other markets that need those securities for short-term loans may feel pain.

(Deletes duplicate words in contact details at end of story) * VTB needs over 75 pct to unlock state bailout * A $14 bln bailout essential to cover doubtful loans (Adds quotes, further details and background) ...

At the height of the financial crisis, the Federal Reserve evoked emergency powers to make loans to Wall Street firms without bothering to adequately explain the legal grounds for those loans.

The Treasury Department on Friday will report that its program to rid bank balance sheets of toxic residential mortgage loans is still profitable, but less so after a decline in the second quarter, according to people familiar with the data.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday slapped an $85 million fine on Wells Fargo & Co for allegedly steering borrowers into high-cost subprime mortgage loans even though they qualified for safer loans.

* China economic growth eased "hard-landing" concern * Bernanke says Fed to keep loans cheap if U.S. slows * China growth boosts copper, other commodities prices * Latin American bond spreads ...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. borrowed $15 billion from the Federal Reserve in late 2008, the biggest single loan in a previously-undisclosed crisis-era program, according to a published report Thursday.

Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and European banks RBS and UBS were the biggest beneficiaries of very short-term Federal Reserve loans extended at the height of the financial crisis, according to data released on Wednesday.

Fed Unveils More Details of Crisis Loans The Fed unveiled more details of its lending to banks at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, in the latest disclosure of the central bank's controversial actions.

The bailout, worth $14.1 billion, raised the specter of balance sheet problems at other Russian banks, which had a tendency during the recession to roll over loans to struggling companies.

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Departmentannounced on Friday more distressed homeowners were able toseek assistance through loan workouts and modification programsin May.Some 32,398 homeowners ...

Bank Of Moscow to Receive $10.6 Billion Bailout Russian regulators Friday said they will provide Bank of Moscow, part-owned by VTB Group, with a $10.6 billion low-interest loan, and that VTB will provide 100 billion rubles to the troubled bank to rescue it from its "unstable" financial position.

Stocks are closing broadly higher after Greece cleared a final hurdle toward receiving its next installment of emergency loans. It was the fourth straight day of gains.

(Adds quotes, details) * Parliament backs implementation laws to secure funds * EU officials expect 12 bln euro loan to be handed over * Euro, stocks rise but markets still pricing in default * Schaeuble: ...

Stocks closed higher for the third day in a row Wednesday after Greece cleared a hurdle toward getting more emergency loans. Financial stocks rose after Bank of America reached a settlement with investors over failed mortgage securities.