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More than 5 million borrowers are currently in default, and that total could swell to roughly 10 million borrowers soon, the Tump administration said earlier this year.
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
Prior to resuming collections on defaulted payments in May, the Department of Education estimated that more than 5 million borrowers had not made a monthly payment in over a year—placing them in default—and that 4 million were in late-stage delinquency.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Nationwide, more than 3% of auto loans were in default last year, according to auto data firm Cox Automotive — the most since 2011 and a 43% jump from 2022.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
The sale followed several years of Lysinger being cited for code violations by the city and being in default with the county over his property taxes.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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Annie Nova, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025
Prior to resuming collections on defaulted payments in May, the Department of Education estimated that more than 5 million borrowers had not made a monthly payment in over a year—placing them in default—and that 4 million were in late-stage delinquency.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
Nationwide, more than 3% of auto loans were in default last year, according to auto data firm Cox Automotive — the most since 2011 and a 43% jump from 2022.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
The sale followed several years of Lysinger being cited for code violations by the city and being in default with the county over his property taxes.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Nov. 2025
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“In default.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20default. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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