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underwriter

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


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Soon after, the underwriter received a performance email raising concerns about his refusal to approve the loan: “Collaboration challenges: some interactions have felt resistant, making teamwork difficult.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 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

That fact had resulted in the refusal of every underwriter whom Captain Mostyn approached to insure the steelwork to anything like its full value.

From The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman

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

As part of its stock offering, Intel expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $2.25 billion of additional shares.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

SpaceX sold approximately 639 million shares to the public through its IPO and as the underwriters fully exercised their overallotment options.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

The underwriters are offering 177.9 million new shares and pricing will be announced later on Thursday with allocations given later in the day.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 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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