delinquent
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Delinquent debt refers to financial obligations — such as loans or credit card payments — that have been delayed past their due dates, which may in turn affect credit scores.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025
Delinquent medical debt reported by a collection agency or debt purchaser should not show up on a consumer’s credit report until 180 days from the date of first delinquency.
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2022
Delinquent accounts fell because of federal stimulus programs as well as voluntary forbearance offered by banks to struggling borrowers.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2021
Delinquent owners face a fine of $100 a day, which can eventually rise to $1,000 for repeat offenders.
From Reuters • Jan. 8, 2014
The King "did not know how a King might be a delinquent by any law he ever heard of;" but any Delinquent might put in a demurrer.
From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by Masson, David
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