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borrowing limit

NOUN
line of credit
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Most of the rules that went into effect in July apply to graduate-school funding, but undergraduate loans now count toward a federal lifetime borrowing limit.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly urged the Federal Reserve to raise the $60 billion borrowing limit on the lending facility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

However, Dissanayake said the government does not intend to raise its borrowing limit to meet the additional expenditure.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

President Joe Biden has said the raising of the US borrowing limit is a "crisis averted", in his first address to the nation from the Oval Office.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2023

In a 314-to-117 vote, House lawmakers overwhelmingly agreed last night to suspend the $31.4 trillion borrowing limit until January 2025, heading off an economically devastating default.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023


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