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second lien

American  

noun

  1. a lien subordinate to a previous or preferred lien.


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“In 2021, we invested in what we believed to be high-quality second lien and junior debt deals. Unfortunately, some of these investments have underperformed,” Pietrzak said on Monday’s call.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

The campaign said the company did not receive a record of the second lien but would resolve it as necessary.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2020

Claire’s 9 percent first lien notes due in 2019 trade at about 60 cents on the dollar, and its 8.875 percent second lien notes trade closer to 20 cents.

From Seattle Times Nov. 23, 2017

But if foreclosure seems inevitable on a first mortgage, the bank books a 100 percent loss on the second lien, he said.

From New York Times Jul. 16, 2011

The one that is the first recorded has the first lien, the one recorded next the second lien, and so on.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney

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