Strategic Default Definition
The decision by a borrower to stop making payments on a loan, even though the borrower is able to continue making payments. Strategic default most often appears in the home or commercial mortgage context when the property owner is underwater (that is, the amount of the mortgage is more than the owner's equity in the home or property).
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