How to Use "delinquent" with Example Sentences

1. There is even a fledgling market in bonds explicitly backed by delinquent mortgages .
2. Both lenders and the overall economy would be better off if more delinquent mortgages were restructured rather than foreclosed .
3. A subsidiary of bank of america moved to foreclose on peace 's home in florida , citing delinquent payments on peace 's mortgage .
4. New delinquencies are down sharply from 2008 , yet more than $ 150 billion in home loans became delinquent in the fourth quarter of last year .
5. There is seldom agreement , but one explanation you are unlikely to hear is that this kind of " delinquent " behaviour is a sensible response to the circumstances of a life constrained by poverty .