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
If they aren’t paid by the contractor, subcontractors have the right to file a lien, or legal claim against your home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
With a $127,000 federal tax lien on his New Orleans-area home in 2007 and a bank foreclosing on a second home in Florida, Alvendia joined Star Academy as a national salesman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Acevedo said she planned to refinance her loan but learned that she couldn’t because the property had a lien from a previous owner.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
By all legal analogies we ought to have a lien upon that manuscript.
From Res Judicat? Papers and Essays by Birrell, Augustine
Vocabulary lists containing lien
Born a Crime
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