underwrite

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Enter the Mortgage Bankers Association, which is lobbying the Administration to let lenders underwrite mortgages based on a single credit report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The exploration and production company said it would underwrite a public offering of 97.5 million shares of common stock at $1.90 per share late Tuesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 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 believe investors can comfortably underwrite ~20% operating income growth for Amazon going forward,” Horowitz wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

All that was left was the furniture that was absolutely necessary, the silver candelabra and table service, for the everyday utensils had been sold one by one to underwrite the costs of her education.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez