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  • The underwriter makes a profit on the difference between the price paid to the issuer and the Public Offering Price, called the Underwriting Spread.

    Teknosis 2008

  • "Underwriting" means careful assessment of credit risk by lenders who have money at stake.

    Warren the Munificent 2008

  • "Underwriting" means careful assessment of credit risk by lenders who have money at stake.

    Warren the Munificent 2008

  • NSF "Underwriting" Coverage … And other controversies from the World Conference of Science Journalists

    CJR 2009

  • NSF "Underwriting" Coverage … And other controversies from the World Conference of Science Journalism

    CJR 2009

  • NSF "Underwriting" Coverage … And other controversies from the World Conference of Science Journalism

    CJR 2009

  • NSF "Underwriting" Coverage … And other controversies from the World Conference of Science Journalism

    CJR 2009

  • More photos and interactive graphics Underwriting profit margins at the business-insurance unit, the company's largest, have narrowed in both of the past two years, and the optimistic forecast caught some Wall Street analysts by surprise.

    Travelers Touts Improving Profits Erik Holm 2012

  • Underwriting "is not formulaic" and more like the old system of "character lending" in the U.S., when bankers relied more on knowing their customer than a complicated set of credit metrics, Wilcox said.

    For Silicon Valley Bank, the Future Is China Matthias Rieker 2011

  • Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images Underwriting revenues fell 61% from last year, to $258 million.

    Markdowns Put Goldman in the Red Liz Moyer 2011

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