How to Use refinance in a Sentence
refinance
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The industry is on track to refinance $900 billion in loans by the end of the year, with the largest surge coming in the past month.
—R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 29 Aug. 2019
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When mortgage rates were low in early 2020, the couple jumped at the chance to refinance their home.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2023
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That means banks will have to refinance, extend, or pay off these loans.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
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An Adani spokesperson said the conglomerate had been in talks with the banks to refinance part of the loan but the group plans to prepay it.
—Suvashree Ghosh, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2023
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In the depths of the pandemic, Alex and Cynthia Durbin refinanced their mortgage at 2.75%.
—Rachel Louise Ensign, WSJ, 27 July 2023
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In the end, my husband and I opted not to refinance after all.
—Tiffany Aliche As Told To Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 2 June 2021
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Lenders had offered concessions that would give PG&E more time to refinance the loan in the event of a default.
—Peg Brickley, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2019
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But often the new loan can’t exceed the amount of the mortgage being refinanced.
—WSJ, 15 Feb. 2019
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The government has been able to refinance its debt to lower costs.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2023
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With the shift in the loan market, anyone looking to buy a car or refinance a loan needs smart strategies.
—Washington Post, 6 June 2019
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That sparked a 37% jump in the number of refinancing loans last week compared to the previous week, said the MBA.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 14 Aug. 2019
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The new debt will refinance this loan, though the pricing details were not disclosed.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2021
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This year alone, Huarong must repay—or find ways to refinance—some $6.2 billion of debt.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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In 2021, the couple sought to refinance their mortgage.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024
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Of course, consumers can try to refinance their debt after the Fed lowers rates.
—Claire Ballentine, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
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The alternative is to take the higher rate, and then refinance if and when mortgage rates fall.
—Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
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Even so, Gottlieb said, Keystone was ahead of the game in refinancing.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2023
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The company has seen back-to-back 13 straight quarters of losses — and a takeover could help refinance its debt.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 7 May 2024
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Applications to refinance a home loan surged 27% week to week and were 42% higher than the same week one year ago.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Applications to refinance a home loan fell 0.3% for the week but were 94% higher than a year ago.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024
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Instead, when the mortgage is refinanced or the house is sold again, the borrower pays back the original amount of the loan plus 20% of the increase in the home’s value.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
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Harwell said Ground Control has been in the process of refinancing and seeking loans for about four months.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
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The interest rate will return to the original number at the end of the two years, but buyers tend to refinance at that point.
—Brianna Griff, Chron, 24 Jan. 2023
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The options for buyers are to wait for interest rates to come down or pay more now and hope to refinance later.
—Curbed, 11 Oct. 2022
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In such an instance, the party in possession of the car should refinance the note into their name and keep possession of the car.
—Dallas News, 13 May 2021
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The only other way to get rid of your debt is to refinance in your child’s name with a private company.
—Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 19 July 2021
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These debts will be around for a long time, and if rates may increase one day the borrowers will be stuck paying to refinance them.
—Allison Schrager, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2019
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The plan is to buy up the troubled taxi loans at a discount and refinance the drivers into more affordable loans.
—Stephen Gandel, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2020
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Bausch Health was working with Jefferies to refinance its debt in aid of a potential spinoff.
—Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
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Applications to refinance a home loan responded to that small drop, rising 12% from the previous week and 17% from the same week a year ago.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
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