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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

“HOAs are being forced into more aggressive collections to avoid their own financial collapse,” said Brian Fox, co-founder of real-estate technology firm Benutech, which tracks HOA delinquency trends and foreclosures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

The delinquency rate in its consumer banking division, meanwhile, was lower than a year ago but higher than the first quarter, coming in around 4.3%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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

In turn, higher insurance costs could lead to an uptick in delinquencies over the coming months and years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

New York Fed researchers found that the pace of credit-card delinquencies stabilized after 2024 when removing severely derogatory balances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Lenders tend to measure delinquencies differently than the New York Fed, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

“When the pace of new delinquencies stabilized in early 2024, the stock kept rising as charged-off debts accumulated,” the researchers said in their blog post.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

In the second quarter of 2005, credit card delinquencies hit an all-time high—even though house prices had boomed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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