overlending

overlending
overlend o‧ver‧lend [ˌəʊvəˈlend ǁ ˌoʊvər-] verb overlent PTandPP [-ˈlent] [intransitive]
BANKING FINANCE if a financial institution overlends, it lends more than it should, for example to borrowers that are unable to make repayments
— overlending noun [uncountable] :

• Overlending has increased the bank's risk exposure.

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overlend UK US /ˌəʊvəˈlend/ verb [I] (overlent, overlent)
FINANCE, BANKING to lend more money than you should, especially to borrowers who may not be able to pay it back: »

The incentives for people to own a home encouraged banks to overlend, and homeowners to overborrow.

overlending noun [U]
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The links between the corporations and the main banks led to poor investment decisions and overlending.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • overlending —   Eng. underlending   L overlending è la tendenza dei mercati finanziari (banche, in particolare) ad esagerare nel fare prestiti all economia produttiva (overlending, appunto) nei periodi di crescita economica. Viceversa, l underlending,… …   Glossario di economia e finanza

  • overlend — o‧ver‧lend [ˌəʊvəˈlend ǁ ˌoʊvər ] verb overlent PTandPP [ ˈlent] [intransitive] BANKING FINANCE if a financial institution overlends, it lends more than it should, for example to borrowers that are unable to make repayments overlending noun [un …   Financial and business terms

  • overlend — v., overlent, overlending. * * * …   Universalium

  • overborrow — o‧ver‧bor‧row [ˌəʊvəˈbɒrəʊ ǁ ˌoʊvərˈbɑː , ˈbɔː ] verb [intransitive] FINANCE to borrow too much money in relation to your ability to make payments on the debt: • The country may find it has overborrowed in the international capital markets.… …   Financial and business terms

  • overborrowed — overborrow o‧ver‧bor‧row [ˌəʊvəˈbɒrəʊ ǁ ˌoʊvərˈbɑː , ˈbɔː ] verb [intransitive] FINANCE to borrow too much money in relation to your ability to make payments on the debt: • The country may find it has overborrowed in the international capital… …   Financial and business terms

  • overborrowing — overborrow o‧ver‧bor‧row [ˌəʊvəˈbɒrəʊ ǁ ˌoʊvərˈbɑː , ˈbɔː ] verb [intransitive] FINANCE to borrow too much money in relation to your ability to make payments on the debt: • The country may find it has overborrowed in the international capital… …   Financial and business terms

  • overborrowing —   Mentre l overlending è l eccesso di prestiti concessi, l overborrowing rappresenta l eccesso di prestiti contratti da uno o più soggetti ecomonici (privati ed imprese) …   Glossario di economia e finanza

  • overlend — v., overlent, overlending …   Useful english dictionary

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