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When a borrower's own credit isn't strong enough to raise money cheaply, a financially stronger third party can guarantee the debt, promising to repay it if the borrower can't. That backing lets much larger sums get raised at much lower interest rates, but it also means the guarantor absorbs the debt if the original borrower fails.
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