How to Use collateralize in a Sentence
collateralize
verb-
Unlike most investors, the EIF doesn’t have to collateralize trades with cash or government bonds as it is seen as unlikely to default.
— Max Colchester, WSJ, 23 May 2018 -
Fed repo interventions take in Treasurys, agency and mortgage bonds from the dealers, in what is effectively a short-term loan of central-bank cash, collateralized by the bonds.
— Michael S. Derby, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2020 -
Fed repo operations take in U.S. Treasury, agency and mortgage bonds from eligible banks in a de facto short-term loan of central-bank cash, collateralized by the bonds.
— Michael S. Derby, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2020 -
In fact, there are more than $1 trillion worth of overnight repo transactions collateralized with US government debt occurring every day.
— Alexander Saeedy, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2019 -
Fed repo interventions take in U.S. Treasurys, agency and mortgage bonds from eligible banks in what is effectively a short-term loan of central-bank cash, collateralized by the bonds.
— Michael S. Derby, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2020 -
That requires power projection, so China has turned a dozen countries around the world into client states through debt peonage, collateralizing abusive loans with concessions for military bases and deep-water ports.
— Nicholas Phillips, National Review, 5 Sep. 2019 -
To give a concrete example: Last week's $1.5 trillion offer to the financial industry was essentially the equivalent of the short-term collateralized loans individuals can get at pawn shops.
— Jeff Spross, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2020 -
The records also show that many properties are cross-collateralized and financed by real estate speculators rather than traditional lenders.
— Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 25 July 2017 -
The second leverage cycle was in the financial markets, comprising new debt securities collateralized by mortgages.
— Emily Stewart, Vox, 18 Sep. 2018
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