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underwriter

[uhn-der-rahy-ter] / ˈʌn dərˌraɪ tər /


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Plus, Oura’s IPO filing lists a surprise underwriter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

For mortgage specialists, whose job is to be the intermediary between the underwriter and the financial adviser, the feedback from financial advisers has been shared in monthly meetings, people present at those meetings said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Milling about, too, was Othelyn Elaine Little, 25, an insurance underwriter from Yonkers, New York.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

While impressive, the underwriter fees get split up across the banks and aren’t the real money-maker.

From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026

He became also an underwriter at Lloyd's, taking no part, however, in the active detailed business, which was done for him by proxy.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various

As the fiscal condition worsens, bond investors may demand higher interest rates and bond underwriters impose restrictions on spending or require higher taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Bankers wore green Nike sneakers in a nod to SpaceX’s “greenshoe” option, which allowed the underwriters to sell more shares than originally planned in the event of heavy demand.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

The question that underwriters will have to assess is what would happen if the AI build-out stalls and projects are delayed or canceled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Intel also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 31.6 million additional shares at the offering price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Even so, the fire prompted insurance underwriters to take a closer look at the building, and what they saw frightened them.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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