| abstract | - A tracer's signal identifies the both borrower and the bank that holds the loan. This signal is weak, but it can be picked up by tracer scanners from a range of several meters. Tracer scanners are common in any populated area of the Frontier. All banks and space ports, most stores, restaurants, and other businesses have tracer scanners at their entrances. They are also standard equipment for police officers. As long as the borrower keeps making payments on the loan, the tracer signal will register as "ok" on scanners. If the borrower skips payments and does not otherwise respond to warnings from the financial institution, the institution will notify all of it's branches to issue warrants for that borrower. From that point on, if any scanner detects that tracer, it will trip an alarm either at the manager's office or at the nearest police station. Because banks offer large rewards for the capture of loan defaulters, police and independent loan agents will close in on the borrower immediately.
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