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Bank funding costs prompt debt concerns

By Aline van Duyn in New York

Published: October 15 2008 21:22 | Last updated: October 15 2008 21:22

Elevated funding costs in the interbank market have pushed up interest rates on a whole range of different types of debt, including deals backed by credit cards and some types of US mortgages.

The higher interest payments are further evidence that the crisis in the world’s banking system continues to have knock-on effects on companies and individuals.

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