credit standing

American  

noun

1. reputation for meeting financial obligations.

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credit standing British  

noun

1. reputation for discharging financial obligations

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Example Sentences

“There is no excuse for harming people’s credit standing in these uncertain financial times,” said Linda Sherry, a spokeswoman for the advocacy group Consumer Action.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2020

That involves checking and knowing what your credit standing is and doing work to be preapproved for a loan so you’re ready when you find the house you want.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2018

Luckily for older consumers, it is not too late to improve their credit standing.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2016

Sierra Leone does not have a credit rating, but Kamara thought that its credit standing would probably put it in the single-B category if it were to seek a rating.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2014

Naturally, many proprietors would not give any reply to such an inquiry, and especially about their credit standing with wholesale firms.

From The Negro at Work in New York City A Study in Economic Progress by Haynes, George Edmund