credit

Example Sentences

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We currently have a home equity line of credit in the amount of $30,000 and a car loan of $15,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The analysts therefore cut their 2026-2027 earnings-per-share estimates by 5.9%-8.8% assuming lower NIM and a higher cost of credit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

With a 10-year HELOC, you are also facing current borrowing costs of roughly 8%, but they vary anywhere between 4.7% to 11.7% depending on the size of the loan and/or the borrower’s credit score.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The child element of universal credit will automatically increase from May onwards, owing to the workings of the scheme so eligible parents do not need to apply.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

I think about our frozen credit cards, the scary FBI agents, and the house on Astor Street that Dad says we’ll never see again.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller