in default
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Today, around 9.5 million people — 1 in 5 federal student loan borrowers — are in default, meaning they are more than nine months behind on their payments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Still, 730,000 borrowers, or 18.6%, were in default in the second quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
At KKR, the restructurings will add to defaults at one of its largest private-credit funds, which already had 5.5% of its loans in default in December.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Sallie Mae, for example, typically considers loans in default after 120 days of missed payments.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
So in default, Lyra attached herself to Farder Coram.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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