creditworthy

Example Sentences

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An index of the bonds of the biggest, most creditworthy U.S. companies hit a yield of 5.3% this past week, its highest level in about a year, according to data from ICE BofA.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

In general, a higher credit score lowers the borrower’s mortgage rate, because it signals to the lender that the borrower is creditworthy and will pay back their loan.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

But much of the controversy focused on the winners and the losers of the pricing updates — and not the fact that the most creditworthy borrowers with large down payments would still pay much less.

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

I’m all about personal responsibility, but tell me how this kind of excessive pricing predicts someone is creditworthy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023

Now, with the extension of the mortgage bond market into the affairs of less creditworthy Americans, it found its fuel in the debts of the less solvent half.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis