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

This change, in theory, will allow lenders to apply criteria that are the best fit for their communities and expand the pool of creditworthy borrowers.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 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