underwrite

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Wells Fargo Chief Financial Officer Michael Santomassimo told analysts in November that “we underwrite every one” of the roughly 2,800 or 3,000 loans in the portfolio financing private-credit firms lending to middle-market companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Australia's national parliament on Monday introduced a bill to give powers to the government to underwrite the purchase of shiploads of fuel that will add to supply in Australia.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

As public funding for higher education has eroded, universities have increasingly turned to wealthy donors to underwrite major projects and supplement budgets by endowing professorships and research centers.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

“We are not ready to fully underwrite this in the model given how quickly pricing narratives move,” but investors could start to expect about $50 per share in earnings for Micron this year, Sankar said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

A businessman learns the boy’s story and promises to underwrite part of the cost of his college education.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez