overlend
verb
over·lend
ˌō-vər-ˈlend 
overlent
ˌō-vər-ˈlent
; overlending
; overlending
: to lend too much money
Investors, who believed in the safety of bonds, and borrowers, who trusted that no one would overlend to them, incurred all the risk.—
Louis Hyman
Louis Hyman
overlending
noun
… the U.S. housing meltdown, much of which was caused by overlending and applicants not even having to file proof of income.
—Susan Pigg
Susan Pigg
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“Overlend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overlend. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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