Reuters: Private Equity: GE weighs cuts to lending unit - report

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GE weighs cuts to lending unit - report Jun 10th 2012, 23:44 NEW YORK, June 10 | Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:44pm EDT NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - General Electric is considering breaking off large parts of its lending business amid investor concerns that the conglomerate has become one of the largest banks in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Although GE has made strides to cut down its GE Capital division by selling assets and allowing its loan portfolio to shrink, top executives are now looking at going further, the WSJ said. Moves could include selling businesses in GE Capital's consumer-finance portfolio, such as private-label credit cards or showroom financing for products such as snowblowers or lawn mowers, the report said. Such cuts could reduce GE Capital's loan portfolio by as much as 16 percent, the report said. No decisions have been made, and such moves would have to wait until market conditions are more attractive, the report said, citing three unidentified people familiar with the company's thinking. A spokesman for GE was not immediately available for comment.

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