"Congress moved in the wrong direction by creating a terrible imbalance between grants and loans," he said.

The difference in interest rates between short and long-term loans is known as the yield curve, which generally slopes upward (longer terms are more expensive).

Students would generally not have a choice between direct or guaranteed loans.

When looking for financial assistance, remember that there are differences between grants and loans.

Some Web sites can help borrowers choose between fixed-rate and adjustable-rate loans.

An important distinction is that made between retail and wholesale deposits and loans.

To me, there is very difference between 'loans' and 'debt' and the difference are paper thin.

It is used to compare the annual interest between loans with different compounding terms (daily, monthly, annually, or other).

Let us now, you and I, be two gamblers on the green baize of politics; between us loans are in order.

The rules make no distinction between triple-A loans and weaker credits, which can encourage banks to invest in high-yielding junk.