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[dih-fawlt, dee-fawlt] / dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdiˌfɔlt /




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Higher rates can trigger default waves that might jeopardize more lenders.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Users can choose this to be the app's default landing page.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

So far, most sales of AI-enabled PCs to date have been by default.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The U.S. private credit default rate hit 6% last month, the highest since Fitch Ratings started tracking defaults in 2024.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

By January 2007, in their tiny $30 million fund, they owned $110 million in credit default swaps on the double-A tranche of asset-backed CDOs.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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