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Car buyers' auto debt is snowballing, Edmunds says – Axios

Car buyers’ auto debt is snowballing, Edmunds says  Axios Column | More Americans are car poor as they misjudge trade-in math and pile on debt  The Washington Post New Car Buyers Are Getting Trapped in This Scary Financial Situation  autoblog.com Underwater car loans hit their highest level in 4 years  NewsNation ‘It’s extremely unfortunate’: New data shows more car owners are underwater on auto …

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Treasury Is Playing Safe on Debt Sales. Wall Street Is Divided on Its Strategy. – Barron's

Treasury Is Playing Safe on Debt Sales. Wall Street Is Divided on Its Strategy.  Barron’s For Bond Dealers, It’s Now All About Bills at Bessent’s Treasury  Bloomberg.com Trump and Bessent Bring New Style to Managing America’s Debt  The Wall Street Journal Treasury refunding preview: T-Bill, t-storm  FXStreet Wells Fargo previews Treasury refunding, says ‘fiscal blowout’ type scenario unlikely  Seeking Alpha Source link

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Want to pay down the national debt? The US government will take Venmo

Want to pay down the national debt? The US government will take Venmo

US national debt currently exceeds $36 trillion, but if you want to toss a few extra dollars of your own money to try and help bring that down, you can now do so from a Venmo account, as spotted by NPR’s Jack Corbett. You can see the Venmo payment option on the Treasury Department’s “Gifts to Reduce the Public Debt” …

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A Startup is Selling Data Hacked from Peoples’ Computers to Debt Collectors

A Startup is Selling Data Hacked from Peoples’ Computers to Debt Collectors

When your laptop is infected with infostealing malware, it’s not just hackers that might get your passwords, billing and email addresses, and a list of sites or services you’ve created accounts on, potentially including some embarrassing ones. A private intelligence company run by a young founder is now taking that hacked data from what it says are more than 50 …

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Gen Z Grad Struggles With Job Hunt and $25K Debt, Considers Career Pivot

Gen Z Grad Struggles With Job Hunt and K Debt, Considers Career Pivot

Solomon Jones thought earning two college degrees would open doors. Instead, he’s living at home and struggling to find work. Jones earned his bachelor’s degree in sports communication with a minor in psychology this May. However, he’s still looking for a full-time job and said he’s received “hundreds of rejection emails.” Jones, who has about $25,000 in student debt, is …

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Americans’ medical debt can stay in credit reports, judge rules : NPR

Americans’ medical debt can stay in credit reports, judge rules : NPR

Medical plan cards are seen in Portland, Ore. A federal judge this past week overturned a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have removed medical bills from credit reports and prevented lenders from making decisions based on that medical information. Jenny Kane/AP hide caption toggle caption Jenny Kane/AP A federal judge has ruled that medical debt can remain on …

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U.S. debt is so dire it now resembles the student loan crisis

U.S. debt is so dire it now resembles the student loan crisis

The U.S. is inviting a debt shock if it continues on its current trajectory, which is starting to look like unsustainable student loans, according to Jared Bernstein, who previously served as the chair of President Joe Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers. In a New York Times op-ed on Wednesday, he acknowledged that he was once a longtime dove when it …

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