The figures from the lending portfolios of 93 of the world's leading banks are embarrassing for business as the talks try to push the world towards renewables.

But a number of banks have failed to adjust to the changing market by increasing the size of their lending portfolios and trimming overhead.

Still, investors have no way of knowing the full extent of problem loans on Finova's books because the company does not disclose the contents of its lending portfolio.

As vice-president she was in charge of the bank's operations in 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and supervised a lending portfolio of over $40 billion.

Mortgages (In October 2009, Canadian Tire Bank sold its lending portfolio to National Bank of Canada and no longer offers mortgage products.)

In the future, I guess, we will have to diversify our lending portfolio more and pray harder.

Citibank aims to expand its lending portfolio in Vietnam by 35 percent by the end of the year, according to Bradley Lalonde, Citibank's general manager in Hanoi.

Currently banks are again gaining deposits, which amounted to more than $44,000 million by February 2006, and have been increasing their lending portfolios.

Golden West is one of the largest brokers of adjustable-rate mortgages and those loans make up the vast majority of its lending portfolio.

This was done to buy Mann & Overton's continuing lending activity and substantial lending portfolio to cab drivers.