Issue Encyclopedia · Guideline F · Financial
Personal Loan / Consumer Loan Debt
What the decided record shows for this issue, computed from public DOHA hearing-level decisions. Descriptive history, never a prediction.
Official mitigating conditions in play
The formal mitigating conditions (by official paragraph) that case profiles identified on this issue, in cases that were granted vs denied. Extracted for a subset of cases; counts are cases, not percentages of everything. Read what each condition says.
| Condition | In granted cases | In denied cases |
|---|---|---|
| ¶ 20(b) | 110 | 7 |
| ¶ 20(d) | 102 | 22 |
| ¶ 20(c) | 52 | 8 |
| ¶ 20(a) | 24 | 2 |
| ¶ 20(e) | 12 | 1 |
| ¶ 20(f) | 4 | 1 |
What judges credited in granted cases
Specific circumstances the judge expressly credited, among the granted cases on this issue where that detail was extracted (a subset of the record, so these are raw counts, not rates).
- debt paid in full · credited in 2 granted cases
- payment plan with creditor · credited in 1 granted case
Recent decided examples
- ISCR 22-01603 granted · 2023The applicant in this case was a 50-year-old individual seeking a security clearance, facing allegations under Guideline F (financial considerations) due to multiple delinquent debts totaling approxim…
- ISCR 14-06484 granted · 2018The applicant in this case was a 41-year-old employee of a federal contractor who sought to maintain her security clearance after being issued a Statement of Reasons (SOR) on August 15, 2015, citing c…
- ISCR 06-25959 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a 45-year-old information technology architect who immigrated from Lebanon to the United States in 1983 and became a U.S. citizen in 2002. The Defense Office of Hearings…
- ISCR 07-00995.h1 denied · 2007The applicant in this case was a 37-year-old employee of a defense contractor who faced security clearance denial due to financial issues, specifically under Guideline F (Financial Considerations). Th…
Related issues under Guideline F
- Credit Card Debt · 4,699 cases
- Medical Debt · 3,855 cases
- Unpaid Federal/State Taxes · 3,188 cases
- Auto Loan / Vehicle Repossession · 2,797 cases
- Utility / Phone / Cable Debt · 2,342 cases
- Student Loan Debt · 2,232 cases
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