overlendverb [ I ]
uk/ˌəʊvəˈlend/usoverlent, overlentFINANCE, 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 ]
The links between the corporations and the main banks led to poor investment decisions and overlending.