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$180 Billion in Student Loans Are Now in Default, New Federal Data Shows
Key PointsApproximately 7.7 million borrowers with $180 billion in federal student loans are now in default as of December 2025.More than 4 million...
Backtests, Causality, and Model Risk in Quantitative Investing
An epidemiologist would not analyze an epidemic as a purely statistical pattern detached from what is known about transmission. If susceptible individuals can...
This Week In College And Money News: April 3, 2026
The student loan system is entering a new phase — and borrowers are being forced to adapt quickly. This week, millions of borrowers...
When Payrolls Matter Most | EI Blog
The headline monthly payroll estimates are produced by the BLS through the Establishment Survey, part of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The...