delinquency
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"This action supports the welfare of American children by exacting real consequences for child support delinquency under existing federal law," the department said in a statement.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Though adjusted earnings per share of $4.42 was below Jefferies’s $4.88 estimate, a better-than-expected delinquency rate on credit card lending and lower marketing costs are encouraging, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Moreover, Affirm’s 30-day delinquency rates were stable or slightly lower in December, to 2.7% from 2.8% in September.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
But even if delinquency rates are showing signs of stabilization, Pierce said that’s not the full story.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 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
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