past due
idiom
1
: late being paid
The bill is past due.
2
: late arriving
He's past due—it's one o'clock and he was supposed to be here at twelve thirty.
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Once a borrower misses a payment and the account reaches 90 days past due, the delinquency is usually reported to the credit bureaus.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Credit card balances 30+ days past due also rose to 3.52% from July through September 2024, more than double the delinquency rate of 1.57% at the pandemic low from April through June 2021, the Philadelphia Fed said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
This data reflects credit card accounts that have been past due for 90 days or more, which is considered serious delinquency.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The share of balances more than 30 days past due rose to 3.52%, an increase from 3.21%, for a year-over-year gain of more than 10%.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Credit card balances 30+ days past due also rose to 3.52% from July through September 2024, more than double the delinquency rate of 1.57% at the pandemic low from April through June 2021, the Philadelphia Fed said.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
This data reflects credit card accounts that have been past due for 90 days or more, which is considered serious delinquency.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
The share of balances more than 30 days past due rose to 3.52%, an increase from 3.21%, for a year-over-year gain of more than 10%.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Past due.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/past%20due. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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