creditworthy

Example Sentences

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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

Likewise, recent headlines have highlighted trouble for some less creditworthy “subprime” borrowers on their car loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

“And so, certainly they’re maybe not as strong as some big cap technology companies like Microsoft, Google or Meta, but they’re all really strong, creditworthy tenants.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Instead, many critics figured that less creditworthy borrowers were getting a break at the expense of those with higher scores.

From New York Times • May 7, 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