creditworthiness
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Private lenders don’t have the luxury of ignoring signs of creditworthiness when deciding whether to lend to students.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Investors are becoming increasingly nervous about problems mounting in the $3 trillion private credit market where some creditworthiness is deteriorating in some sectors and truthful valuations are hard to ascertain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
ECOA’s original purpose was simple: Creditors should evaluate applicants on their creditworthiness, not race, religion or sex.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
The creditworthiness of the company’s unsecured debt was high-A-rated less than five years ago, before Oracle diverted a significant portion of its cash flow to shareholders, resulting in multiple-notch credit rating agency downgrades.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Historically, a Wall Street firm worried over the creditworthiness of its customers; its customers often took it on faith that the casino would be able to pay off its winners.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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