underwrite

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Private-credit managers have defended the fees, saying that it takes more time and effort to underwrite hundreds of private loans than to evaluate public securities, and that investors should focus on returns, not fees.

From Barron's

The analyst believes Affirm will be able to adapt underwriting to macroeconomic and geopolitical shorts due to the short duration of its loans, which span weeks to months.

From Barron's

Translated to the screen, her already underwritten — and always strangely named — characters look even less like real humans with real motivations.

From Salon

First-quarter results were lifted by higher stock and commodities trading as well as more equity and debt underwriting.

From Barron's

“There’s still really good businesses that could be underwritten on that basis.”

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