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delinquency

[dih-ling-kwuhn-see] / dɪˈlɪŋ kwən si /


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Advocates have expressed concern that those parents will soon begin to struggle, driving up already high delinquency and default rates.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Loan growth, meanwhile, is largely matching the advances in nominal GDP, while credit delinquency rates have been in decline for much of the past two years.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Liddle says while delinquency happens, and is not okay, it means funding is not always targeted in the best way.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

For years during and after the foreclosure crisis, owners in delinquency could refinance their loans at a low mortgage rate to reduce their payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

One of the many items they failed to disclose was the delinquency rate of the home loans they were making.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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