The financial news that actually matters
The call from the hospital comes on a Tuesday. By Thursday, someone in the family is standing in the kitchen of a house that no longer has an owner, wondering who pays the mortgage this month. The deed will transfer through probate eventually, but three federal systems covering taxes, insurance and mortgage servicing keep running…
The federal watchdog responsible for overseeing the Social Security Administration is sounding an alarm that goes well beyond routine bureaucratic concern: the agency is hemorrhaging experienced employees so rapidly that its ability to pay benefits on time, answer phones, and keep field offices open for roughly 73 million Americans is now in serious jeopardy. In…