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local loan

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a loan issued by a local government authority

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We had a one-on-one with a local loan officer which boiled down to: Yeah, we’re good for it, but it’s not going to happen.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2024

“But that will perpetuate your dependence on me,” he responded, offering to meet with the local loan officer instead.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2016

That benevolent but naive parishioners can outwit the local loan sharks?

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2013

Ravenswood's bank has added more than $1,000,000 in new assets in two years, and the local loan association has financed 200 new houses since 1955, figures to finance many hundreds more.

From Time Magazine Archive

That is a rate once associated with local loan sharks rather than with your friendly neighborhood banker.

From Time Magazine Archive