The phrase "able to borrow and" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capability of borrowing something, often in a financial or resource context.
Example: "Students are able to borrow and return books from the library at any time during the semester."
Alternatives: "capable of borrowing and" or "permitted to borrow and".
We are able to borrow and invest in our economy.
If people are able to borrow (and don't overstretch), the money they borrow can help grow businesses and create jobs, and that's good for everyone.
A bank can operate with almost no equity, safe in the knowledge that it will still be able to borrow and raise deposits cheaply, because creditors know they are guaranteed.
While Zopa requires that the user must have a sustainable income to be able to borrow, and Funding Circle loans predominantly to business initiatives, GraduRates is a recently founded website which attempts to cater specifically to prospective postgraduate students.
As an example of things to come, MacGregor said the museum was able to borrow and would display the largest-known Viking ship, more than 35 metres long, in its first show – on the Vikings – in the space next year.
In some poor countries, he hopes to be able to borrow and lend at rates below those for the government's own debt (which in well-run countries is usually the best-quality credit), reflecting his clients' and his firm's superior record of repayment.
When I interviewed her last month, she was pretty lukewarm about the idea of a stand-alone EU military headquarters in Brussels, noting that the EU was able to borrow NATO and national planning and command sites when it needed.
Congress used to exercise only loose control over the government budget, and the President was able to borrow money and spend money with little legislative oversight.
Meanwhile, thanks to the market liquidity, investment banks and other large investors were able to borrow more and more (increased leverage) to create additional investment products, including shaky subprime assets.
The curator Richard Shone was able to borrow extensively, and he has supplemented the art with cases of ephemera: photographs and letters, so that viewers become well acquainted with the major players.
Finova's portfolio of loans and leases outstanding ballooned to $13.12 billion from $2.42 billion between 1992 and 1999, and it earned above-average returns because it was able to borrow cheaply and lend at a premium to businesses too small, too new or too indebted to go to banks.
