Economic Issues

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Education Department to Restart Student Loan Wage Garnishments in January

Initial notices go to about 1,000 defaulted borrowers, with garnishment permitted only after a 30‑day warning under federal rules.

Longitudinal Study Finds One in Four U.S. Adults Faces Unaffordable Care or Skips Treatment

Arizona Erases Medical Debt for 141,000 More Residents

China Launches One-Off Credit Repair to Erase Small Overdue Debts From Records

Student Loan Overhaul Triggers Dec. 31 Deadline for Some SAVE Borrowers

Tinubu Names New Chiefs for Nigeria’s Oil Regulators After Resignations

Labor Department Sends UI Strike Team to Minnesota for Targeted Fraud Review

Nigeria's House Moves to Mediate Dangote–NMDPRA Dispute and Opens Inquiry Into Fuel Import Licences

Education Department Seeks Court Approval to Terminate SAVE Repayment Plan

Watchdog Flags $61–$97 Billion Decade Gap for Pell Grants After One-Time Fix

Colorado Springs Report Finds 27,700-Home Shortfall, Calls for 60,000 More by 2035

Analysis Ties Trump’s Tariffs to Rising Import Costs and Small-Business Job Losses

ComEd Sets Jan. 1 Launch for Income-Based Power Bill Discounts

Education Department to Expand Income-Based Repayment Eligibility This Month

Anna Breman Takes Charge at RBNZ After Rate Cut Signals Pause

Krugman Warns Trump Allies Are Mounting a 'War on Financial Stability'

Ron Johnson Says U.S. Can’t Afford Trump’s $2,000 Tariff Checks

IFAC Says Government Is ‘Budgeting Like There’s No Tomorrow’ as Underlying Deficit Widens

Ofgem Unveils Energy-Debt Reset, Urges Two Million Movers to Claim £240m in Credits

Argentina Household Loan Delinquency Hits Record 7.3% as BCRA Prepares DEBIN Return