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delinquency

[dih-ling-kwuhn-see] / dɪˈlɪŋ kwən si /


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Liddle says while delinquency happens, and is not okay, it means funding is not always targeted in the best way.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

For years during and after the foreclosure crisis, owners in delinquency could refinance their loans at a low mortgage rate to reduce their payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 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

One of the many items they failed to disclose was the delinquency rate of the home loans they were making.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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