delinquency

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One in five borrowers is already in delinquency or default, including 33 percent of those with some college but no degree.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

As MarketWatch recently reported, mortgage delinquency rates in the lowest-income areas reached a decade-long high in late 2025, hitting 3%, up from 0.5% in 2021.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026

That is up from a 4.5% overall delinquency rate in the third quarter.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

And this all comes with an economic cost, as the negative wealth effect dampens consumer sentiment and rising stress at the margin of the mortgage market means increased delinquency rates and reduced refinancing options.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

If in this wandering narrative I seem to have cut the cords of family joys and sorrows, of Junior’s current delinquency and junior Junior’s new tooth, of business triumph and agony, it is not so.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck