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To: Spekulatius who wrote (27738)	8/11/2007 12:09:19 PM
From: Tapcon	Respond to of 78715

I was just going to post something similar, Spek, but you provided the relevant detail: 32% of rev from financing. Because GE (and GM for that matter), have such huge financing operations, they act like banks, but without the regulatory oversight that banks are subject to. Sales are facilitated by access to GE capital. The credit market risk MAY be the reason Schwab gives GE a low score for "Ability to raise capital". Don't know for sure, because we're just provided the criteria's summary breakdown.