outstanding debt

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Having outstanding debt can damage your credit score and make it harder to get a loan.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Meanwhile the aggregate delinquency rate rose again in the fourth quarter, with 4.8% of outstanding debt in some stage of being overdue.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

If Meta walked away, and there wasn’t a new tenant to take over, the guarantee by Meta is supposed to be sufficient to cover the outstanding debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

The mysterious addressee was then sent seven letters, a bank card, a PIN, overdraft limit warnings and a warning that an outstanding debt could be referred to a credit reference agency.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

IOI would be billed, and the cost of the repairs would be added to my outstanding debt to the company.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline