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delinquency

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


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He told AFP debt delinquency was "not a consequence of individual decisions" but the result of "a macroeconomic context that has worsened incomes, employment and economic activity."

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

The Fed’s quarterly data analysis on consumer debt, also published Tuesday, showed delinquency rates across consumer loans appeared steady in the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Other credit card issuers that focus on consumers with lower credit scores have been reporting higher rates of delinquency in recent quarters.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

It’s possible banks are tightening their standards, which means more creditworthy accounts are getting counted while nonpaying accounts are charged off or slip into delinquency.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 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

Now banks have worked through the most problematic loans and are seeing lower delinquencies in their real-estate portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The share of delinquencies on credit cards and car loans has also stabilized, albeit at elevated levels.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Jeremy Barnum, chief financial officer at JPMorgan, said the decrease in delinquencies stems from improvement in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

“If there are too many homes and house prices do drop, will that affect mortgage delinquencies, as well as fewer mortgage originations?”

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

On the twenty-fifth of each month, the remittance reports arrived on his computer screen, and he scanned them for any upticks in delinquencies.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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