The phrase "a net lender" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in financial contexts to describe an entity that lends more money than it borrows.
Example: "In the current economic climate, the country has become a net lender, providing loans to other nations while maintaining a surplus."
Alternatives: "a net creditor" or "a surplus lender".
Households have traditionally been a net lender.
One's viewpoint on this dramatic shift in the Fed's policy depends on whether one is a net borrower or a net lender.
("One thing that Americans have to realize is that China may be a net lender internationally, but the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises borrow a huge amount of money domestically," Shih added.
It had a quarter of Europe's oil and gas, while whisky and tourism would also ensure a steady flow of sterling to Scotland, making it a net lender to England.
Our trade deficit will shift to a surplus; instead of remaining the world's No. 1 debtor, we will become a net lender again, earning income on U.S. investments abroad and having more say in how the world develops.
("One thing that Americans have to realize is that China may be a net lender internationally, but the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises borrow a huge amount of money domestically," Shih added. "The racist caricature of those thrifty Chinese who take advantage of debt-loving Americans is widely off the mark because China is one of the most indebted countries in the world").
But after a string of financial crises, it became a big net lender.
Many of these clients will move from net borrowers to net lenders, said Girouard, perhaps within a year or two.
A monetary policy report released by the People's Bank of China on March 17 showed that the big four banks were net lenders of $110 billion in the interbank market last year, while a few other medium-size banks were net lenders of another $10.8 billion.
As would be expected, large companies are likely to be net lenders to smaller ones.
The most significant net lenders to SMEs during the period were Lloyds Banking Group and the new challenger Aldermore.
