Lending Mugs

"Your credit rating is fine, Mr. Deadbeat. It's something else that's making lending institutions wary."

"This is the World Bank? Somehow, I had pictured it differently."

"I’ve combined all your outstanding debt into what we here in the banking business like to call a honkin’ big loan."

"Welcome to the bank - you'll start at the bottom."

"What's a debenture?"

"And we will absolutely start lending again as soon as we finish building our debtors' prison."

'For an explanation of the financial terms of this loan, please enroll in a continuing-education economics class at your local community college.'

'I think I must be ambidextrous. I can calculate interest with both sides of my brain.'

'The Fed decided today not to raise or lower interest rates, but instead just moved them sideways a little.'

'Mixed news from the federal reserve...interest rates will drop on savings but will go up on loans.'

Bank cashier sits near sign: 'Please do not ask for credit, as refusal often offends'.

Historic Bank Jobs.

Practical loans vs. devil-may-care loans.

'Sorry, that was before the fed raised the interest rates.'

Three little pigs-mortgage.

'If we're going to have a banking relationship, you'll have to trust me more than this.'

"If I'm such a poor risk, how did I get so deep into debt?"

Al's Farm Equipment: Our Prices Can't Be Beat!

'Remember me, Fred? I sat next to you in class and you said I'd never amount to anything.'

'Wait a minute....!

'We're an international company, Mr. Zickenbarth. We've got creditors in more than 200 different countries!'

'I love it when you talk big bucks, Mr. Williams.'

-THIRTY thousand? I thought you wanted TEN thousand? -I'm having triplets!

Bank Loans - Thank you, I shall always be in your debt.

"If you miss a payment, we show up and embarrass you in front of your friends."

"Your repayments start now!"

"Well, Mr. Shoddy, if we were to approve your business loan, you'd really need to change the name of your company."

'Credit being what it is, I'm sure you won't mind if we see your 200,000 cattle first...'

"The interest rate can't go any lower, so if necessary, we'll have to go back to pounds of flesh."

'So, Pharaoh, what sort of collateral do you have to put down on this $2 billion Great Pyramid you want to build?'

"Any chance of a couple of crumbs?"

Sole traders

'No trouble at all giving you an overdraft Mr Simkins - have mine!'

'Your mortgage is under water...so what's the problem?'

Check's in the mail...