Opposition Republican leaders agree on the need to raise the borrowing limit by August second or risk the nation's first default.

VOA: special.2011.07.15

That risk of default can make it harder and costlier for them to borrow more money.

VOA: special.2010.11.19

(JOSH BIRNBAUM) "Our desk began to accumulate short positions, purchasing protection on individual securities through credit default swaps, largely from external C.D.O.managers who asked us to bid for these positions."

VOA: special.2010.04.30

The Greek government's near default on its loans triggered the financial crisis and also threatened the euro and countries using it.

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

"Since I was 14,I have liked comics, so of course by default, we started going to Comic Cons when he was young.

VOA: standard.2010.07.23

When home owners receive default notices from their mortgage companies, community advocates inform them of their rights.

VOA: standard.2010.02.17

Fears of a wider-ranging debt default affecting other banks drove Japan's Nikkei index down two percent.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

The default position is inertia, because doing something always creates some people who are unhappy,".

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

Mr.Karzai won the presidential election by default after his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, withdrew from a runoff, saying it was impossible for the vote to be fair.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

Because we cannot think what a default of Greece will trigger.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

Greece has been in negotiations with EU member countries and the IMF to secure a bailout - money that would allow it to pay debts coming due in time to avoid having to default.

VOA: standard.2010.04.28