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JPMorgan was similarly forced to write off $170 million in bad debt to Tricolor, and its CEO said the two auto bankruptcies had highlighted concerns about other risky players reliant on opaque forms of financing.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The equipment makers like Cisco were left holding bad debt while the startups went bust.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
What’s bad debt? Unlike borrowing money to buy a house, which could appreciate in value and increase your net worth, borrowing money at a high interest rate for non-essential spending is a bad habit.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2025
Hospitals reporting spending $42 million less on charity care and had $61 million less in bad debt from 2019 to 2021.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
During the same period, bad debt rose about 46%.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
University Health spends about $75 million annually on free care, including price concessions and bad debt.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
But bad debt like high interest loans and credit cards can kill your cash flow.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
This can help businesses close more deals confidently without facing cash flow challenges or bad debt.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The equipment makers like Cisco were left holding bad debt while the startups went bust.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
What’s bad debt? Unlike borrowing money to buy a house, which could appreciate in value and increase your net worth, borrowing money at a high interest rate for non-essential spending is a bad habit.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2025
Hospitals reporting spending $42 million less on charity care and had $61 million less in bad debt from 2019 to 2021.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
During the same period, bad debt rose about 46%.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
University Health spends about $75 million annually on free care, including price concessions and bad debt.
—Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
But bad debt like high interest loans and credit cards can kill your cash flow.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
This can help businesses close more deals confidently without facing cash flow challenges or bad debt.
—Ashish Srimal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Bad debt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20debt. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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