Analysts said Hong Kong's Airport Authority should have no trouble repaying its first set of bank loans, which come due in 2001.

Sub-prime was high risk loans to people the banks knew would have trouble repaying if things went south.

What if I have trouble repaying the loan?

For more than a year, Mr. Gilliam knew that Rexene would have trouble repaying $403 million in debt due in July 1992.

Young couples with modest incomes are having the most trouble repaying.

Japan's financial institutions still hold 44.5 trillion yen ($398 billion) in bad loans on their books and, with deflation continuing, borrowers will continue to have trouble repaying their debts.

But if investors think the economy will slow down, they worry that businesses and consumers will have trouble repaying their debts, making credit risk an issue for financial stocks.

What if a parent has trouble repaying the loan?

Victims who have trouble repaying a predatory loan often face harassing collection tactics or are encouraged to refinance the loan at even higher fees.

Mr. Blair said many students who graduate from trade and technical schools and black colleges are more likely to be stuck in low-paying jobs and thus have trouble repaying loans.