LEVERAGED LOAN
An extended loan provided to companies or individuals that has a considerable amount of debt. Lenders consider leveraged loans a higher risk of default, resulting to a more costly leveraged loan to the borrower. Investors also find leveraged loan risky. In order to compensate the higher risk of default or insolvency, the investment should have higher rates of return. The companies with debt and leveraged loans tend to have higher interest rates than the usual loans, which reflect higher level of risk in issuing the loan.
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