Shout out to Retarius!
I forgot to mention that but I'll clarify now - my friend's wife bought commercial property from her own money and then pulled a line a credit to start a convenience store of sorts, of which he signed on as her husband. But he is hardly ever there and doesn't plan to return and has helped more than enough by sending the lowest 6 figure $ amount. She wouldn't lose the business, but she would access a higher line of credit, and be in knee deep, so to speak, and betting on the bright future of Thailand. In one regard, the bank is in a good position if it all goes belly up, but at the end of the day banks want interest and they've made a truckload of her (them?). He doesn't seem to care if it won't affect his US interests, I doubt if he will ever come back.