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Commercial Chapter 11 Bankruptcies Jump 20% in March Amid Broader Financial Strain

Commercial Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings rose 20% in March compared to the same month last year, increasing to 733 from 611, according to data from Epiq AACER, a leading provider of U.S. bankruptcy statistics. Total commercial bankruptcy filings also rose…
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Education Department’s Oversight Team Cuts: What It Means for Borrowers

On March 11, the United States Department of Education announced it was cutting nearly half its workforce, including staff from its Vendor and Program Oversight Group, which is responsible for overseeing federal student loan servicers.12 This could be bad news for student…
Government News

Federal Debt and the Statutory Limit, March 2025

The debt limit—commonly called the debt ceiling—is the maximum amount of debt that the Department of the Treasury can issue to the public or to other federal agencies. The amount is set by law and has been increased or suspended over the…
Editorial News

Landlords Have a New Hardball Tactic: Tanking Your Credit Score

Landlords are turning to a hardball tactic to go after their tenants in rent disputes: tanking their credit scores. When David Murray moved out of his St. Louis apartment two months early, he thought he had settled up by giving…
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Embattled EV maker Nikola files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

DETROIT — Nikola Corp. — an auto startup that was once a favorite of Wall Street analysts and retail investors — filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to secure a buyer or raise additional funds to maintain operations. Nikola said Wednesday that…
Legal News

Mortgage rates drop to lowest since mid-December, but demand still falls short

Mortgage interest rates dropped again last week, hitting the lowest level in two months, but demand for mortgages didn’t respond. Total mortgage application volume fell 1.2% from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The…
Educational News

Trump administration removes student loan repayment applications from Education Department website

The Trump administration has taken down the applications for popular student loan repayment plans from the U.S. Department of Education’s website, leaving millions of borrowers with fewer options for now. Borrowers are unable to access the applications for income-driven repayment, or IDR, plans,…
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Trump and Musk move to dismantle USAID, igniting battle with Democratic lawmakers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration and billionaire ally Elon Musk moved to eradicate the agency that provides crucial aid that funds education and fights starvation, epidemic and poverty overseas, sparking a showdown with congressional Democrats who blasted the effort as illegal…
Editorial News

Canadian toll deadbeats cost NY, NJ millions as Port Authority sees overall loss of $1.53B in 4 years

Canadian drivers are racking up over a million-dollars-a-year in unpaid tolls, penalties and other fees on Port Authority crossings in New York and New Jersey, according to documents reviewed by The Post. The Port Authority of New York and New…
Bankruptcy News

Credit card debt hit a record $1.21 trillion — here’s why ‘no one should be surprised,’ expert says

Collectively, Americans now owe a record $1.21 trillion on their credit cards, according to a new quarterly report on household debt from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card balances jumped by $45 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024, driven…