Fitch Ratings reports US private credit default rate hit a record 6.3% in August 2026, with healthcare and industrial sectors ...

Mortgage default is a loan status indicating a homeowner hasn’t fulfilled the required payments stated in their mortgage agreement. Failing to make monthly mortgage payments can have various ...

A default happens when you have skipped one or several payments in a row on a loan or credit card. Since defaulting can cause your credit (and overall financial health) to quickly plummet, you want to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon prepares to testify ...

Observers often think of student loan default as a terminal status. But 70 percent of borrowers bring their federal loans back into good standing within five years after default. Five years after ...

Your computer, your phone and your tablet all have default apps, the preloaded software that springs into action whenever a specific task needs doing. Click an image you've just received over email, ...