

Tara Siegel Bernard
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Social Security Administration to Cut Roughly 7,000 Workers
The agency is also restructuring and closing six of 10 regional offices that coordinate and provide support to employees who serve beneficiaries.

Student Loan Borrowers Blocked from Affordable Repayment Plans
The Education Department has pulled down all applications for borrowers seeking to enroll in income-driven repayment programs. Here’s what to know.

What to Know About Filing Your Tax Return as the I.R.S. Sheds Workers
How to avoid delays, check the status of refunds and contact the Internal Revenue Service with problems.

How Unauthorized Immigrants Help Finance Social Security Benefits
Undocumented workers often pay taxes that help fund programs like Social Security — even if they can’t collect from them in the future.

How a Trump Presidency Might Affect Benefits for Gay Couples
Readers had concerns about whether same-sex married couples and their protections would face new risks during a second Trump term.

What a Trump Presidency Could Mean for Social Security Benefits
Readers are concerned that his campaign proposals would put Social Security’s finances on thinner ice, endangering their payments.

Their Parents Are Giving Money to Scammers. They Can’t Stop Them.
One son couldn’t prevent his father from giving about $1 million in savings to con artists, including one posing as a female wrestling star. The...

How Your Student Loan Payments Will Impact Your Credit
President Biden’s yearlong on-ramp to help federal student loan borrowers ease back into repayment ended on Sept. 30.

Navient Reaches $120 Million Student Loan Settlement With Consumer Watchdog
The company has been banned from servicing federal student loans and must pay $100 million to harmed borrowers, as well as a $20 million penalty.

He Was Lured by a Promising Job, but Was Forced to Scam People
A Ugandan man named Jalil Muyeke traveled to Thailand for a promising job opportunity. He ended up being trafficked into a cybercrime operation.