delinquency
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The delinquency rate for multifamily loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities jumped from 1% in October 2023 to 7.1% this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
He told AFP debt delinquency was "not a consequence of individual decisions" but the result of "a macroeconomic context that has worsened incomes, employment and economic activity."
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
As a result, the New York Fed continues to include it in its delinquency calculations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
It’s possible banks are tightening their standards, which means more creditworthy accounts are getting counted while nonpaying accounts are charged off or slip into delinquency.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 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
In turn, higher insurance costs could lead to an uptick in delinquencies over the coming months and years.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
Elevated delinquencies don’t indicate a program in distress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“When the pace of new delinquencies stabilized in early 2024, the stock kept rising as charged-off debts accumulated,” the researchers said in their blog post.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Even before contending with residents’ delinquencies, HOAs have been facing rising costs for staffing, lawn care and materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
In the second quarter of 2005, credit card delinquencies hit an all-time high—even though house prices had boomed.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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