Word Finder - delinquent

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One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.

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A person who has not paid his or her debts.

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A term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642-1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.

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Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.

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Fred is delinquent in making his car payment.

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Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense

Provision is made for truant, dependent, neglected and delinquent children.

For a long time Hainan was the refuge of the turbulent classes of China and the place of deportation for delinquent officials.

This will make them retaliate by exhibiting delinquent behavior while with you or at school.

Such impulses often result in antisocial or delinquent behaviors.

Loans for people in foreclosure are often a last attempt at keeping a home after the mortgage payments have been delinquent for some time.

Collectors are more likely to work with you to resolve your delinquent accounts if you make an effort to pay them back.

Youth gangs typically engage in delinquent, criminal, and violent activities, often for financial gain.

Concentrate on paying off the debt that is delinquent, and then as money is freed up by paying those debts you can start paying down your active debt.

While foreclosure traditionally takes months to occur, homeowners may be considered delinquent once the payment is late.

In this therapeutic environment, your teenager will start to realize why he has chosen to become delinquent and learn how to change his perceptions, thoughts and actions.

A delinquent account left sitting un-addressed is like having a bleeding wound left gushing; it doesn't get better with time.

A higher proportion of abused than nonabused delinquent youth are also involved in crimes of assault.

This federal program is designed to encourage delinquent homeowners and lenders to work together to delay or alleviate foreclosure.

Delinquent and antisocial behaviors in young children, particularly those who live in environments where poverty, unemployment, and drug addiction are common, are early danger signs.

Some states have begun to deny drivers' and professional licenses to known delinquent parents.

For example, in California, licenses for real estate salespersons, brokers, and appraisers can be revoked, suspended, or denied to applicants who are delinquent in child support payments.

Since the FHA is a federal program, applicants will automatically be denied if they are delinquent on debts such as back taxes, Small Business Administration loans, Federal student loans, or VA loans.

Keep in mind that borrowers who have always paid their mortgage loans on time may receive a more favorable reaction than borrowers who have always sent in mortgage payment sporadically and have been delinquent in the past.

While the exact requirements and rules vary by state, typically after they make the demand for payment the bank will send an official Notice of Intent to Foreclose to the delinquent homeowner.

Are you wondering how to know if you are delinquent on your mortgage?

This allows borrowers to get payments in after the due date without experiencing late fees or being considered delinquent.

If a grace period exists then you are delinquent after the grace period expires and no payment has been received by the mortgage company.

On the other hand, if your mortgage company does not offer any grace period at all, then you are delinquent on your mortgage when the payment due date has passed and your payment has not yet arrived to be credited to your account.

It is possible to be delinquent with your mortgage without being in foreclosure.

If the notices you receive do not answer your question, contact a representative directly in order to find out if your delinquent status will soon lead to foreclosure.

Get help with your delinquent mortgage as soon as possible in order to avoid foreclosure.

If the payments remain delinquent, the property can go into foreclosure where it can be sold at a public auction.

The original owner may have the right to pay the delinquent fees and take back the property even after the auction; you have to determine what the right to redemption laws are in your state.

You may not qualify if you are delinquent on any type of federal debt, including taxes.

Doing so will allow you to make sure that there are no errors or delinquent accounts that you are not aware of.

These nasty characters cast the most vicious spells, conspire against the most innocent protagonists and serve up plenty of good, old-fashioned delinquent behavior.

Annual membership dues for this organization cost $180.00 per year, and workers compensation coverage can be canceled if SAFE dues go delinquent.

Contacting delinquent RSVPs and finalizing arrangements as planning progresses.

Has anyone experienced this kind of behavior before - or have I got a particularly delinquent fox?

Reports are due January 1st and become delinquent if not filed by May 1st.

Under Augustus, a father used his legal right to execute a delinquent son, and provoked the indignation of Rome.

A homestead of 160 acres, or of one-half of an acre in an incorporated town or city, owned by the head of a family residing in the state, with personal property to the value of $loon and the improvements on the real estate, is exempt from enforced sale except for delinquent taxes, purchase money, mortgage or improvements on the property.

The Democratic-Republicans controlled the politics of the state without any serious opposition until the conflict in 1820-1826, arising from the demands for a more adequate system of currency and other measures for the relief of delinquent debtors divided the state into what were known as the relief and anti-relief parties.

If a homeowner or property owner is delinquent in the payment of taxes, the county or municipality may impose a lien on that property.

There is a common misconception that creditors will only negotiate with account holders if the account has already moved into delinquent status.

The fees can range from $0 to $39 or 1.5% or 2.99% of the delinquent balance, depending on the state in which you live and the amount of delinquency on your account.

Even if you instantaneously bring all your delinquent accounts into current status and pay down your bills, it will take time for this to reflect on your score.

The exception to the above items is if any of these items have gone into collection status due to delinquent payments.

Oftentimes these letters need to be sent out after an individual with delinquent payments has already received several collection letters but is unable to make timely payments due to personal circumstances.

This usually occurs when the account is delinquent for several months.

Debt settlement allows borrowers who are delinquent in a debt account to legally pay off the account for an amount that is less than the actual debt.

For example, if you owe $1000 to a creditor on a delinquent account, you can contact the creditor and propose a settlement amount of $400, which is 40 percent of $1000.

While something that a person does as a teenager might not seem like that big of a deal at the time, when he gets older he might have trouble finding a job if he has a reputation for delinquent behavior, such as stealing.

Punishments for a teenage delinquent can range from just a metaphorical slap on the wrist to actual jail time in a juvenile detention center.

He had been delinquent on his payments of his Neverland Ranch, which was on its way to a foreclosure.