Sentences with phrase «use higher levels of debt»

That provides investors with some assurance of stability, which subsequently allows them to use higher levels of debt to finance their purchase and generate extra yield, adds Allan Pollack, chairman of Chicago - based Providence Management Corp..

Not exact matches

Compare two households — one in 1993 and the other in 2003 — that have the same percentage of their income used in debt service, and have the same gearing ratio (level of debt as a percentage of value of house), but with the 2003 household having a debt level nearly twice as high as the 1993 household.

With national household credit card debt at historically high levels, it may not seem prudent to discuss the notion of using your credit card to pay your bills.

Private mortgages can be used to finance home renovations, debt consolidations and many other purposes.Private mortgage loans usually have a higher level of risk associated with them.

These are loans that are typically taken on by firms with higher existing levels of debt (hence the use of «leveraged» in the name).

With the growth of education costs and the level of student loan debt taken on, it's no wonder that people with the lowest incomes are finding it tougher to shoulder the burden of student loans, making it less likely they will be able to use education as a way to lift themselves into a higher income earning bracket.

«We know that the level of debt is high and it is concerning that Canadians might see this as an opportunity to use the lower interest rates to purchase things on their wish list,» explained Patricia White, Executive Director of Credit Counselling Canada.