Economy & Personal Finance

The CBS News article states that debt forgiveness is not available to every borrower and summarizes which borrowers are most likely to qualify for debt forgiveness i...

The PBS NewsHour article reports that about 9.5 million people — roughly one in five federal student loan borrowers — are currently in default, defined as being more...

The CBS News article reports that defaults on student loans in the United States have surged and reached record levels after the expiration of a COVID-era payments p...

Estimates from advocacy groups project the 2027 Social Security COLA at roughly 3.6% to 3.8% following cooler-than-expected June inflation data. The AARP projects a ...

A December Urban Institute survey of 7,500 working-age adults (ages 18–64) and related reporting by CBS News found that many Americans are using credit and savings t...

CBS News reports that roughly three in four American households lack the wealth needed to withstand financial setbacks and to achieve major life milestones. The supp...

An opinion piece reports that President Donald Trump has expressed interest in an Australia-style retirement system and may pursue legislation to create portable, ta...

Trump Accounts, launched July 4, 2026, are new federal tax-advantaged investment accounts for children aimed at long-term savings (particularly retirement). Eligible...

A federal district court ruled that the IRS should have extended tax filing and payment deadlines during the COVID-19 disaster declaration (Jan. 20, 2020–May 11, 202...

The article states that the UK government borrows money to fund both day‑to‑day public spending and long‑term infrastructure projects. It frames government borrowing...

The CBS News article (July 10, 2026) explains that mortgage interest rates fell by about a percentage point in 2025 and reached an average 30-year rate near 5.75% by...

Senator David McCormick wrote an opinion piece promoting “Trump Accounts,” a program authorized by the Working Families Tax Cuts Act that seeds a tax-advantaged inve...