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
A delinquency sits on a credit record for seven years, but a carried balance two years ago isn’t going to sink a borrower’s chances at a good mortgage rate.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 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
Consumers are also showing signs of strain, according to delinquency rates on credit cards and other types of consumer debt.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
It would help the children to cultivate the imagination denied them by television and would appreciably cut down on the incidence of juvenile delinquency.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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