liabilities

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In parts of the country where home prices are still rising, owners may have built enough “accidental equity” to let them sell at a price that clears their liabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Feldstein Soto recently prepared a series of strategies for reducing the city’s liabilities, such as purchasing additional insurance coverage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The company netted about $30 billion from debt sales, bringing long-term debt to $77.5 billion, in addition to another $13 billion in lease liabilities.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

"A deal that would be good for the workforce, represent good value for money and would not repeat the mistakes of the past and risk creating new structural equal pay liabilities."

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

One man’s liability had always been another man’s asset, but now more and more of the liabilities could be turned into bits of paper that you could sell to anyone.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis