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loosening





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The specific loosening that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants is to count borrowing capacity at the Fed’s discount window toward meeting bank liquidity coverage rules.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

At the same time, Fannie Mae is loosening some insurance requirements for condos that lenders had said were too burdensome.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Pictures of him loosening off under a Kingston Bridge flyover in a hotel car park.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

Last week, a Food and Drug Administration panel narrowly voted—with Kennedy’s support—to recommend the loosening of regulations around six peptides.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

Peeves was bobbing halfway up, loosening the carpet so that people would trip.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling




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