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After an end to pandemic-era relief on student loans during the Biden administration, reporting of student loan delinquencies resumed Jan. 1, which will hit credit reports for missed payments beyond 90 days past due, according to new research.

Amid recent Social Security uncertainties, employers and plan sponsors might need to ramp up efforts to secure their employees’ financial futures.

Fiserv CEO Frank Bisignano faced tough questions about DOGE cuts before the Senate Finance Committee this week, but members voiced their expectations that he will be confirmed as the next Social Security commissioner.

Shortly after President Biden signed the new law in January, the SSA announced that payments to police and firefighters would be delayed, however, the agency has now been able to expedite payments by use of automation.

The aerospace firm violated its fiduciary duties by using an in-house service provider and affiliated target date funds, according to the class action lawsuit filed by plan participants.

Tim Walberg, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, sent a letter to new Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her to kill the controversial new fiduciary rule, which has been beset with lawsuits.

Nearly half “strongly agree” or “agree” that their retirement plan savings are the only significant emergency savings they have, an increase from 43% in January 2023.

It’s no secret that women earn less than men in the workforce, but what people forget to recognize is this pay disparity compounds over time, leading to retirement inequities.