Mortgage rates rose again this week, with the average 30-year fixed rate climbing past 6.8%. That’s not just a post-pandemic hangover; it’s a warning sign. Behind the scenes, rising government debt is ...

The Trump administration will begin to seize student debt repayments from the wages of borrowers in default early next year, ...

Millions of Americans face paycheck cuts starting January 7, 2026, as the federal government restarts student loan wage ...

Beginning in June 2025, nearly 450,000 Americans aged 62 and older who have defaulted on their federal student loans may experience reductions in their Social Security checks. These reductions result ...

The U.S. gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion for the first time, U.S. Treasury Department data shows. The country's mounting debt comes as the government remains closed, disrupting the ...

The federal government just accumulated an additional $2 trillion in debt over the last 12 months. That's the kind of debt surge America usually racks up in wartime or during major national ...

Moody’s Downgraded the US… Should You Care? The S&P downgraded the US credit rating in 2011. Then, in 2023, Fitch followed suit. Finally, Moody's pulled the trigger on May 16, 2025. Their decision ...

Globally, government debt/GDP ratios and debt service costs have increased since the GFC and Covid, raising the relevance and importance of sovereign bond indices like the FTSE Debt Capacity World ...

The United States has a hair-on-fire problem: its debt. This reality is not disputed by pretty much any credible person or entity, including the Treasury and the Fed. U.S. government debt is massive, ...

The national debt has grown to more than $37 trillion. There is mounting concern in some quarters over how soon the ballooning debt will impact the lives of everyday Americans. As Paul Solman explains ...