Burnley secure loan deal for Cole (BBC News)
Burnley boss Owen Coyle signs Sunderland striker Andy Cole on loan until the end of the season.

RLPC-RUSAL's $4.5 bln loan hits general syndication (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
LONDON, Jan 29 - The $4.5 billion, two-year syndicated loan backing United Company RUSAL's acquisition of a stake of 25 percent plus one share in Russian nickel and palladium miner Norilsk Nickel has launched to general syndication, initial mandated lead arrangers ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch announced on Tuesday.

Sallie Mae deal worth $31 billion (UPI)
Sallie Mae, the troubled student loan service, secured $31 billion in financing Monday and settled its legal difficulties with JC Flowers, the company said.

AmericasBank Corp. to Increase Loan Loss Provision (Centre Daily Times)
AmericasBank Corp. (Nasdaq:AMAB), the parent company of AmericasBank, today announced that it expects to record a provision for loan and lease losses of approximately $2.9 million for the fourth quarter 2007. The provision includes approximately $1.4 million related to the partial write-down of five loans, including $922,000 on three residential construction loans to a related group of borrowers ...

Bees extend Hamer stay (Footy Mad)
Brentford have secured the services of loan goalkeeper Ben Hamer until the end of the season. The 20-year-old Reading custodian returned to Griffin Park at the turn of the year after another loan spell earlier this season and has impressed boss Andy Scott.

American General to acquire part of Equity One consumer branch loan portfolio (Banking Business Review)
American General Finance, a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, has entered into an agreement with Popular to acquire a substantial portion of its Equity One consumer branch loan portfolio for $1.49 billion.

AmericasBank Corp. to Increase Loan Loss Provision (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
TOWSON, Md.----AmericasBank Corp. , the parent company of AmericasBank, today announced that it expects to record a provision for loan and lease losses of approximately $2.9 million for the fourth quarter 2007.

Baros boost for Pompey (The Electric New Paper)
PORTSMOUTH have completed the signing of former Liverpool and Aston Villa striker Milan Baros on loan until the end of the season. Baros, 26, joins from French side Lyon and Pompey have also secured an option to buy the Czech Republic forward if the move is a success.

Sallie Mae deal worth $31 billion (Moldova.org)
Sallie Mae, the troubled student loan service, secured $31 billion in financing Monday and settled its legal difficulties with JC Flowers, the company said.A financial consortium including the Bank of America, JP Morgan, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS AG of Switzerland have committed to the $31 billion financing deal that will last for one ...

Sallie Mae deal worth $31 billion (EARTHtimes.org)
Sallie Mae, the troubled student loan service, secured $31 billion in financing Monday and settled its legal difficulties with JC Flowers, the company said. A financial consortium including the Bank of America, JP Morgan, Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank, ...