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“Don’t default to say ‘no’ and settle into what’s comfortable.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

The EU wants children's accounts to remain private, with "risky settings" disabled by default and unknown users prevented from contacting minors.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Servicers are required to offer deferral of the forborne payments to the end of the loan as the default option,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

“It’s gotten so good,” says Neil Kirk, an associate professor of psychology at Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland, “people naturally default to thinking they are hearing a real human.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

In Dallas, Texas, a former Bear Stearns bond salesman named Kyle Bass set up a hedge fund called Hayman Capital in mid-2006 and soon thereafter bought credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

“We’re on our own,” Chatzky noted, “but defaults are coming.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Other countries have fallen victim to debt spirals, where high levels of debt lead investors to demand higher interest rates, in turn fueling more borrowing until eventually a country defaults.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

When equipment is bought on credit, it usually doubles as collateral, or the asset a lender can seize if the loan defaults.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

That would likely keep the obligations off Nvidia’s books initially but put the chip maker on the hook for a portion of the project if an end user of its chips defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The defaults mounted, the bonds universally crashed, and the CDOs composed of the bonds followed.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Zambia defaulted on its sovereign debt in 2020, with its debt-to-GDP ratio peaking at 124 percent in 2021, and later completed an IMF-supported programme.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

When Hichilema, 64, came into office in 2021 after a landslide victory, Zambia had recently defaulted on its international debt and had an annual inflation rate of more than 24%.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

However, China defaulted on these bonds in 1938.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

He was being summoned because he was being sued by Midland Credit Management for $3,466.63 in defaulted credit card debt.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Loans either were paid off or were defaulted upon.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Still, yields could rise if the rate increases start slowing the economy, making investors more concerned about businesses defaulting on their debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The bonds are investment grade, first and foremost, so the risk of issuers defaulting is relatively low.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Starting in June 2025, with the pause having ended nine months prior, borrowers began defaulting again for the first time since the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

This shows you your financial account history but does not give you a credit score, which is the risk assessment that lenders use to assess your chances of defaulting.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

It would probably be a lot easier for me to go over to her house...but again, my mind is defaulting to relying on Fiona for help.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen