A borrower is in default after an extended period without making payments and failing to restore the loan to good standing.

Starting January 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education will resume mandatory wage garnishment for defaulted student loans ...

The Trump administration will begin to seize student debt repayments from the wages of borrowers in default early next year, the US Education Department said Tuesday, a long-promised move that ...

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 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 ...

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 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, ...

US Debt Danger as the American economy in crisis or financial trouble due to spending with a fear of ballooning deficit in the United States economic situation as a huge risk to Washington. The impact ...

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 ...

A federal agency ratcheted up its estimate of debt tied to Trump's spending law. President Donald Trump's domestic spending measure will add more than $4 trillion to the national debt over 10 years, ...