When lenders look at collateral, they are looking to see if an individual has been responsible in the past with credit has a positive net worth has the ability to make payments based on the amount of income and bills has property that they can promise to give to the lender if a loan is not paid

has property that they can promise to give to the lender if a loan is not paid.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."

answer; interpreting someone's past consistent with present deviance;