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Starting July 1, 2026, federal student loan repayment options shrink from roughly 12 plans to just 2. New borrowing limits on Parent PLUS loans and taxable forgiveness add urgency. Here's how to prepare.
Student loan forgiveness became taxable on January 1, 2026. Parent PLUS borrowers must consolidate by March. New repayment plans launch in July. Here's what to do.
Medicare Part B premiums surged 9.7% to $202.90 per month in 2026 while Social Security's COLA was just 2.8%, eroding one-third of the average benefit increase and leaving retirees with less purchasing power.
The Trump Administration settled with Missouri to permanently end the SAVE student loan repayment plan. Borrowers must switch to IBR or the new RAP plan by July 2028, and loan forgiveness is now taxable.
The American Rescue Plan's tax exemption for forgiven student loans expired on January 1, 2026. Borrowers who receive IDR forgiveness now face federal tax bills averaging $5,800 to $10,800 on debt they thought was simply being erased.
Short-dated Treasury yields surged by their largest margin in four months after January payrolls came in at 130,000 versus 55,000 expected, forcing a rapid repricing of Fed rate-cut expectations.
The 10-year Treasury yield dips below 4.2% as flat December retail sales and weakening economic data push bond traders to raise the odds of an April Fed rate cut.
The SAVE repayment plan is being dismantled, student loan forgiveness is now taxable, and new federal borrowing limits take effect in July. Here is what millions of borrowers need to know and do before time runs out.
A key tax exemption for forgiven student debt expired on December 31, 2025. Borrowers who qualify for forgiveness could now face tax bills exceeding $12,000.
TransUnion's 2026 Consumer Credit Forecast projects credit card balance growth of just 2.3%—the smallest increase since 2013. Here's what the data reveals about American financial health.
January's 130,000-job payroll beat pushed Fed rate cut expectations to July 2026, keeping credit card APRs near 23%, auto loan rates elevated, and variable-rate debt expensive for millions of Americans carrying record balances.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports household debt hit $18.8 trillion in Q4 2025, with delinquency rates at 4.8%, the highest since 2016. Credit card and auto loan stress is building.