diff --git a/app/models/enable_banking_account/processor.rb b/app/models/enable_banking_account/processor.rb
index a6b546f0a..1a7f96539 100644
--- a/app/models/enable_banking_account/processor.rb
+++ b/app/models/enable_banking_account/processor.rb
@@ -41,29 +41,32 @@ class EnableBankingAccount::Processor
       available_credit = nil
 
       # For liability accounts, ensure balance sign is correct.
-      # DELIBERATE UX DECISION: For CreditCards, we display the available credit (credit_limit - outstanding debt)
-      # rather than the raw outstanding debt. Do not revert this behavior, as future maintainers should understand
-      # users expect to see how much credit they have left rather than their debt balance.
-      # The 'available_credit' calculation overrides the 'balance' variable.
-      if account.accountable_type == "Loan"
-        balance = balance.abs
-      elsif account.accountable_type == "CreditCard"
-        if enable_banking_account.credit_limit.present?
-          available = enable_banking_account.credit_limit - balance.abs
-          available_credit = [ available, 0 ].max
-          balance = available_credit
-          unless account.accountable.present?
-            Rails.logger.warn "EnableBankingAccount::Processor - CreditCard accountable missing for account #{account.id}"
+      # For CreditCards, we expect the main balance to reflect the absolute outstanding debt
+      # rather than available credit, to ensure net worth calculations handle the liability accurately.
+      # Any available credit metrics (from limits) are instead stored safely as metadata on the Accountable.
+      # Loans and CreditCards must always represent their outstanding balance as an absolute
+      # positive debt amount, regardless of the API's reported sign, to ensure the BalanceSheet
+      # calculates net worth accurately.
+      if account.accountable_type == "Loan" || account.accountable_type == "CreditCard"
+        # Standardize the raw balance to an absolute positive debt
+        outstanding_debt = balance.abs
+
+        # Override the top-level balance variable intended for the account
+        balance = outstanding_debt
+
+        if account.accountable_type == "CreditCard"
+          if enable_banking_account.credit_limit.present?
+            # Compute available credit based on the strictly positive outstanding debt
+            available = enable_banking_account.credit_limit - outstanding_debt
+            available_credit = [ available, 0 ].max
+            unless account.accountable.present?
+              Rails.logger.warn "EnableBankingAccount::Processor - CreditCard accountable missing for account #{account.id}"
+            end
+          elsif account.accountable&.available_credit.present?
+            # Fallback: no credit_limit from API — compute it using available_credit defined at account level
+            Rails.logger.info "Using stored available_credit fallback for account #{account.id}"
+            available_credit = account.accountable.available_credit
           end
-        elsif account.accountable&.available_credit.present?
-          # Fallback: no credit_limit from API — compute it using available_credit defined at account level
-          Rails.logger.info "Using stored available_credit fallback for account #{account.id}"
-          available_credit = account.accountable.available_credit
-          outstanding = balance.abs
-          balance = [ available_credit - outstanding, 0 ].max
-        else
-          # Fallback: no credit_limit from API — display raw outstanding balance
-          # We cannot derive available credit without knowing the limit; leave balance unchanged.
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/test/models/enable_banking_account/processor_test.rb b/test/models/enable_banking_account/processor_test.rb
index 6bdbebda1..ab4c41b1b 100644
--- a/test/models/enable_banking_account/processor_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/enable_banking_account/processor_test.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class EnableBankingAccount::ProcessorTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_nil result
   end
 
-  test "sets CC balance to available_credit when credit_limit is present" do
+  test "sets CC balance as absolute debt and tracks available_credit when limit is present" do
     cc_account = accounts(:credit_card)
     @enable_banking_account.update!(
       current_balance: 450.00,
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ class EnableBankingAccount::ProcessorTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     EnableBankingAccount::Processor.new(@enable_banking_account).process
 
-    assert_equal 550.0, cc_account.reload.cash_balance
+    assert_equal 450.0, cc_account.reload.cash_balance
     if cc_account.accountable.respond_to?(:available_credit)
       assert_equal 550.0, cc_account.accountable.reload.available_credit
     end
   end
 
-  test "falls back to stored available_credit when credit_limit is absent" do
+  test "sets CC balance as absolute debt and keeps stored available_credit when limit absent" do
     cc_account = accounts(:credit_card)
     cc_account.accountable.update!(available_credit: 1000.0)
 
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@ class EnableBankingAccount::ProcessorTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
     EnableBankingAccount::Processor.new(@enable_banking_account).process
 
-    assert_equal 700.0, cc_account.reload.cash_balance
+    assert_equal 300.0, cc_account.reload.cash_balance
+    assert_equal 1000.0, cc_account.accountable.reload.available_credit
   end
 
-  test "sets CC balance to raw outstanding when credit_limit is absent" do
+  test "sets CC balance to absolute debt when both limit and stored available_credit are absent" do
     cc_account = accounts(:credit_card)
     cc_account.accountable.update!(available_credit: nil)