defaulter

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That is nearly 2½ years older than the profile of a student-loan defaulter before the pandemic, according to Federal Reserve Bank of New York research published Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes as major powers vie for access to its vast reserves of copper.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

It’s my understanding that the defaulter put down $2,000 and my friend cosigned for him to borrow the rest.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

China Evergrande Group, set to be China’s biggest defaulter, saw its shares ease 0.6%, as it struggles to repay more than $300 billion in liabilities.

From Reuters • Jan. 11, 2022

What we cannot see is the heart of the defaulter, the weight of temptation he struggled under, and his bitter inner penitence.

From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Alexander, Arch.