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loans
  • present tense form of loan (3rd person singular).

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When Gibson invested, the loans in the Cliffwater fund’s portfolio came with attractive spreads—an average of 5.64 percentage points above the benchmark.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

One of its loans was listed on June 30, 2024 as having a maturity date that had passed more than two weeks earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Later, big write-downs at some funds would prompt debate across the market over whether private-credit managers had been overly optimistic in valuing their loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

The enhanced benefit is aimed at encouraging borrowers to stay current on their loans and pay them on time, Education Undersecretary Nicholas Kent said to reporters in announcing the perk.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

A billion dollars of crappy home loans might yield just $20 million of the crappiest triple-B tranches.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis