The Treasury Department announced last week it will start involuntary collections for student loans in default on May 5—which ...

The leveraged loan default rate by amount fell 10 bps to 1.34% in April, as no new defaults were recorded. Two issuers rolled off the legacy default list, and three dropped off the LME default tally.

If the U.S. isn’t already in the midst of a student loan delinquency and default crisis, we may be rapidly approaching one, ...

Learn how credit analysis can assess a company's ability to meet its debt obligations, evaluate default risk, and determine ...

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 ...

The loan default rate by amount rose to 1.44% in March, from 1.38% in February, driven higher by a trio of repeat defaulters who were unable to stay afloat following prior restructurings and have now ...

Contracts outline the things all parties to a contract must do, and each party's actions hinges on another party's actions. For example, a business that contracts with a waste removal company might ...

In a divorce, family law or child custody matter, a default judgment can be an option for some parties to pursue. In other cases, a default judgment might have been entered upon them in their case.

Defaulting on a car loan can lead to late fees, a dip in your credit, legal action and even vehicle repossession. This page includes information about these cards, currently unavailable on NerdWallet.