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Many of them could also default on their student loans in the coming months, according to the Fed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Mayotte noted that, since schools aren’t held accountable when parent borrowers default on their loans, there’s no incentive for them to counsel parents to limit borrowing.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The default on these machines is you just see the last two to three seconds of the race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

It would speed up bankruptcy cases and make it easier for banks to sell assets pledged to them by borrowers who default on their loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

They merely needed to stop rising at the unprecedented rates they had the previous few years for vast numbers of Americans to default on their home loans.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis