Credit Card Glossary: Terms and Definitions
Delinquent account
In everyday use, any account past due is a delinquent account. But in the credit card industry, a card issuer usually will not report an account as delinquent until at least 30 days have gone past the due date during which the cardholder has not made at least a minimum payment.
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