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

Its argument was that onerous regulations constrained the industry’s ability to lend money to creditworthy customers.

From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023

After conducting industry research during the pandemic, the three most-used credit rating agencies found that consumers with medical expenses were just as likely to be creditworthy as those without.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 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