Example Sentences

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This shows you your financial account history but does not give you a credit score, which is the risk assessment that lenders use to assess your chances of defaulting.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Analysts had expected about C$1.09 billion to have been set aside in the quarter against the risk of loans defaulting.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

This contributed to consumers defaulting on high-interest loans, according to the lawsuit.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

“Unless you’re going to live off cash under your mattress for the rest of your life, defaulting on your loans will affect you,” Mayotte says.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

Now, in February 2007, subprime loans were defaulting in record numbers, financial institutions were less steady every day, and no one but him seemed to recall what he’d said and done.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis