securitize
verb
se·cu·ri·tize
si-ˈkyu̇r-ə-ˌtīz 
-ˈkyər-
securitized; securitizing
: to consolidate (something, such as mortgage loans) and sell to other investors for resale to the public in the form of securities
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Finally, loans are increasingly repackaged and sold, or securitized, into the larger corporate debt market, obscuring the risks.
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David L Levy, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2025
Those include allowing utilities to securitize costs related to storm damage and the roll out of advanced metering technology.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2025
Fannie’s roots stretch back to 1938, Freddie’s to 1970; Both were designed to keep mortgage credit flowing by securitizing and guaranteeing home loans.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In the first 10 months of 2024, the four largest home equity contract companies securitized approximately $1.1 billion backed by about 11,000 home equity contracts (averaging $100,000 per home).
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
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David L Levy, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2025
Those include allowing utilities to securitize costs related to storm damage and the roll out of advanced metering technology.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2025
Fannie’s roots stretch back to 1938, Freddie’s to 1970; Both were designed to keep mortgage credit flowing by securitizing and guaranteeing home loans.
—Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
In the first 10 months of 2024, the four largest home equity contract companies securitized approximately $1.1 billion backed by about 11,000 home equity contracts (averaging $100,000 per home).
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
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“Securitize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/securitize. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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securitize
transitive verb
se·cur·i·tize
si-ˈkyu̇r-ə-ˌtīz
securitized; securitizing
: to convert (assets) into securities typically by transferring them (as by sale) to a special trust, partnership, or corporation that issues them as securities with a resulting reallocation or reduction of risk and increase in liquidity for the company (as a bank) acting as the sponsor of the transaction see also asset-backed security at security
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