bad loan

noun

: a loan that will not be repaid

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Regardless of cause, however, banking systems could not function if any one bad loan or set of loans instantly translates into depositors being exposed to loss. Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025 Carrier didn’t fit any stereotype of a glad-handing huckster with a bad loan to sell. Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 13 May 2025 The British lender posted second-quarter earnings below expectations and increased its bad loan provisions, but raised full-year guidance for its net interest margin and return on tangible equity. WSJ, 26 July 2023 Yes Bank agreed to sell 480 billion rupees ($5.9 billion) of a bad loan portfolio last month to JC Flowers’ ARC, a move Kumar said will help boost its profitability. Preeti Singh, Bloomberg.com, 7 Oct. 2022

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“Bad loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20loan. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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