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delinquent

adjective as in overdue, unpaid

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noun as in person who is late paying bills

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This includes letting delinquent borrowers extend their loan terms to 40 years and reduce monthly payments by 25%.

“I could be at home, scared and hiding under the bed but I go out in front and have been in shootouts where we fight the delinquents.”

Car loans delinquent by at least 60 days rose 2.2% month over month in September, according to a Cox Automotive report.

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But so far, they haven’t reported any alarming rises in delinquent loans, another key metric.

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Borrowers who are 50 and older are more likely than other age groups to be seriously delinquent on their loans, according to the New York Fed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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