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Delinquent Consumer Debt Delinquent
consumer debt is money owed when an individual uses credit
to purchase products or services, and then defaults on
paying back the bank or comapny that extended the credit.
The term "delinquent debt" or "bad debt" refers to the debt
that is more than 30 days overdue. Debt that is less than 30
days overdue is not categorized as delinquent.
Delinquent debt can arise from retailers, service
providers, financial institutions, hospitals, and any other
business that allows its customers to pay using credit. The
most common sources of delinquent debt include:
Credit Card Charge-Offs - Credit card charge-offs
are created when a bank or retailer decides it is no longer
profitable to collect on its customers' outstanding credit
card debt. Banks and retailers sell these charge-offs for
pennies on the dollar.
Student Loans - Student loans offered by
privately-owned truck driving schools, culinary institutes,
pet grooming schools, cosmetology schools, bartending
schools, and other technical and vocational schools that
provide in-house financing to their students. Our funding
sources purchase only non-GSL (Guaranteed Student Loan)
loans.
Retail Installment Contracts - These are
agreements between retailers and customers to pay for goods
over time.
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