deferral
the act of deferring or putting something off until later; postponement: If you are unable to take the exam, you can request a deferral of your registration fees to the next exam date.
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How to use deferral in a sentence
If the borrower can afford only their old payment, a deferral might be the right answer, in which the delinquent balance is added to the back end of the loan.
Covid forced more borrowers to be late on their mortgages than at any time since the Great Recession, CFPB reports | Michelle Singletary | May 7, 2021 | Washington PostWith many retail and restaurant tenants struggling to stay open, Simon granted more than $750 million in rent deferrals or reductions for the quarter.
America’s largest mall operator is especially optimistic about Florida | Karen Ho | February 10, 2021 | QuartzIt also said last summer that it had enrolled tens of thousands of customers in its emergency hardship deferral program since the start of the pandemic.
A Lender Sued Thousands of Lower-Income Latinos During the Pandemic. Now It Wants to Be a National Bank. | by Kiah Collier and Ren Larson | January 8, 2021 | ProPublicaThe FDA, amid a blood shortage during the coronavirus pandemic, shortened the deferral period to three months.
It also said it had enrolled more than 112,000 customers in its emergency hardship deferral program since the start of the pandemic, representing a total loan balance of more than $300 million.
The Loan Company That Sued Thousands of Low-Income Latinos During the Pandemic | by Kiah Collier, Ren Larson and Perla Trevizo | August 31, 2020 | ProPublica
If detection lag time is 10 days, then that, plus a healthy margin, should be the “deferral” period.
The Outrageous Celibacy Requirement for Gay Blood Donors | Jay Michaelson | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat deferral could be extended and anyone who was accepted would also gain the ability to work in this country.
It goes on to say that the “latest scientific evidence” should determine how long donation deferral periods should be.
Activists Fight Antiquated Policy With National Gay Blood Drive | Janelle Dumalaon | July 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn Wednesday, she noted, the U.S. Congress announced a deferral of the debt ceiling until May 18.
Christine Lagarde at Davos: Europe Must ‘Guard Against Relapse in 2013’ | Daniel Gross | January 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe only way to get offshore money back is to eliminate the profit-deferral option completely.
Obama’s Cut to the Corporate Tax Rate Is a Crafty Political Ploy | Nomi Prins | February 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThis deferral of responsibility brings relief from shame and blame.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
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