Just saw someone split a $6 coffee into 4 payments
pic.twitter.com/b4Zp2vgNwM — Pete Lewis 🐀 (@brassaboutface) July 11, 2025
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Homebuyers’ Down Payments Are Shrinking for the First Time in Almost Two Years as Housing Market Cools
The typical U.S. homebuyer puts 15% down, essentially unchanged from 15.1% last year. FHA and VA loans are becoming more common as the housing market tilts toward buyers. Just over 15% of mortgaged homebuyers use an FHA loan, and just over 7% use a VA loan, up from last year. …
U.S. dollar dominates global payments, highest level in 12 years, Euro struggles
U.S. Dollar is now used in nearly 50% of global payments, the highest level in more than 12 years 🚨 Euro not so much… pic.twitter.com/sCJ3lFiPQq — Barchart (@Barchart) May 29, 2025 The U.S. dollar has reached its highest level in global payments in more than 12 years, now accounting for …
Housing market set to implode: 17% missed mortgage payments, 60% struggle with debt payments.
The housing market is showing clear signs of financial strain, particularly among first-time buyers who are facing mounting difficulties keeping up with mortgage and debt payments. The numbers point to deeper issues in affordability and financial sustainability, raising concerns about whether the current trajectory is setting up for broader instability. …
U.S. Government Interest Payments Reach $1.36 Trillion in Q1 2025
📈 U.S. Government Interest Payments Reach $1.36 Trillion in Q1 2025 byu/EconomySoltani inInfographics The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that U.S. government interest payments totaled $1.36 trillion in Q1 2025, comprising $1.11 trillion in federal and $0.25 trillion in state payments. This marks a 1.2% decline from the previous quarter …
Record high share of accounts making minimum credit card payments
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Mortgage defaults explode 10.7 million late on payments. Credit card defaults break all-time record highs
2/ From 1940s to 1970s, Americans used to save around 10% of their annual income But today, savings relative to income is almost near 0% pic.twitter.com/aEsoNYSKiZ — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) April 18, 2025 4/ Today, the personal savings rate has dropped to 4.6% This is historically a very low level …
2008 BUST ON STEROIDS – FHA delinquencies worse than during the crisis. Missed payments hidden in loan backlogs
FHA delinquencies are skyrocketing, 15.11% of all FHA mortgage purchase loans are now DELINQUENT. This excludes the loans artificially brought current by placing the missed payments to the back of the loan. In 4Q2007 FHA overall delinquencies were LOWER at 13.05 percent (vs… pic.twitter.com/WYuCYOKSFq — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) April 8, …
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent vows to review regulatory barriers for blockchain, stablecoins, payments
The United States Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent just ended his speech this morning saying, “We will take a close look at regulatory impediments to blockchain, stablecoins, and new payment systems” it's coming https://t.co/awcDefXSVh — Polly St. George (@FringeViews) April 9, 2025
DOGE has uncovered $5 TRILLION dollars in UNTRACEABLE payments…
DOGE has uncovered $5 TRILLION dollars in UNTRACEABLE payments. There's no records of where it went. Just a gigantic whole in the budget that they were covering up. A $5 TRILLION dollar blank check. DOGE also uncovered that Social Security sent out $72 BILLION in bad checks. In… pic.twitter.com/kHsUZC1rQc — …
TRUMP: SOUTH KOREA TO RESTORE MILITARY PAYMENTS, PURSUE MASSIVE LNG & PIPELINE DEALS
🚨🇺🇸TRUMP: SOUTH KOREA TO RESTORE MILITARY PAYMENTS, PURSUE MASSIVE LNG & PIPELINE DEALS “I just had a great call with the Acting President of South Korea. We talked about their tremendous and unsustainable Surplus, Tariffs, Shipbuilding, large scale purchase of U.S. LNG, their… https://t.co/n5x8BocwzX pic.twitter.com/7nG1IfPUTC — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April …
Elon: There will be no cuts whatsoever to legitimate Social Security payments.
ELON: THERE WILL BE NO CUTS WHATSOEVER TO LEGITIMATE SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS Member of the audience: “I constantly hear that the DOGE efforts are going to do things like take away Social Security payments and reduce other government payments like that. Can you talk again… https://t.co/cGwmT4NzJB pic.twitter.com/UvelOIkmnv — Mario Nawfal …
Trump introduces tax deduction for auto interest payments to offset impact of tariffs
TRUMP ON AUTO INTEREST PAYMENTS AS TAX DEDUCTIONS: "We're going to do something that has never been done in this country before — If you buy a car in the United States that's made in the United States — we're going to let you deduct the interest payment for income …
Many can’t afford their mortgage but deny it, trapped by $3,000 payments, a ticking time bomb.
If your mortgage payment is over $3,000 a month, odds are you can’t actually afford the house. Yeah, you can fake it for a few years: stretch the budget, shift some expenses, maybe dip into savings when things get tight. But the walls close in eventually. The pressure builds. The …
Social Security surge adds to fiscal crisis with 20,000 new recipients daily. Interest payments set to surpass $7 trillion, dwarfing federal revenue
The United States is running on borrowed time—literally. The national debt now sits at a staggering $36.7 trillion, and every single day, another $8 billion is piled on. That’s not a typo. Eight billion dollars a day. This isn’t just bad bookkeeping; it’s a slow-motion catastrophe. Right now, the country …
FHA pays the mortgage while landlord collects the rent… Borrower skips payments, FHA covers $210,000 in unpaid mortgage bills
John Comiskey has exposed yet another glaring example of FHA’s “partial claim” loophole in action. A California property owner with a $913,000 FHA-backed loan is collecting rent while skipping mortgage payments—knowing the FHA will step in to cover the bill. The pattern is clear. The borrower made one payment before …
Michael Burry: The moment your interest payments exceed tax revenue, your country officially becomes a Ponzi scheme.
Michael Burry: The moment your interest payments exceed tax revenue, your country officially becomes a Ponzi scheme. pic.twitter.com/rTMsSWVAwK — TFTC (@TFTC21) March 19, 2025
Millions of SSA beneficiaries are getting surprise $6K payments.
Millions of people are noticing a surprise payment in the $6,000 range in their bank account. The money is from the Social Security Administration, and NBC 5 Responds has heard from retirees who say they’ve received the extra cash but don’t know why. The answer: The $6,000-ish payments are thanks …
Americans are behind on car payments at a record level, delinquencies reach 33-year high
Americans are missing their car payments at the highest rate in decades, according to Fitch Ratings data. Why it matters: Car costs, including loans and insurance, have soared in an economy where consumers are showing mounting signs of stress. By the numbers: 6.6% of of subprime auto borrowers were at least 60 days past due on their loans as …
Mortgage payments now make up 40% of the average household income – the highest levels in over 30 years. U.S. pending home sales have fallen to a new all-time low
Mortgage payments now make up 40% of the average household income – the highest levels in over 30 years By the classic rule of keeping payments under a third of income, about 70% of Americans today can’t afford a mortgage Housing affordability is at a breaking point pic.twitter.com/qwn079KFPb — Bravos …
DOGE uncovered a nearly untraceable budget line item responsible for $4.7 trillion in payments.
DOGE has just exposed a massive financial oversight—$4.7 trillion in payments linked to an optional field. The Treasury Access Symbol (TAS) code was often left blank, making it nearly impossible to trace where the money went. With this critical field now mandatory, we can start seeing where taxpayer money is …
NY Attorney General Letitia James rages after payments to the state of New York were halted by the Trump administration
NEW: NY Attorney General Letitia James rages after payments to the state of New York were halted by the Trump administration. I can't imagine what life must be like for this woman. She went from thinking she would put the final nail in the coffin for Trump to now being …
Homeowners neglecting mortgage payments
A rising number of homeowners, particularly first-time home buyers and military members and veterans, are missing their monthly mortgage payments and the number of people who are 90 days delinquent is climbing fast. The housing market is seeing a big uptick in inventory right now as well as a major …
Coalition of Black Churches Representing 28 Million Americans Demands MSNBC Fire Al Sharpton, Calls for Investigation into Kamala Harris Payments
MSNBC admitted it was “unaware” that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign paid $500,000 to Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network nonprofit ahead of a friendly interview with the Democratic nominee ahead of Election Day. Harris sat down for a friendly interview on Oct. 20 with MSNBC’s Sharpton, an open supporter …
Cryptocurrency payments average 0.07% in fees, far cheaper than credit cards’ 1.5%-3.5%.
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency transactions generally incur an average fee of around $6.95, translating to approximately 0.07% of the transaction value. However, this fee can rise significantly during periods of high network congestion, making it variable. In comparison, credit card transaction fees for merchants usually range from 1.5% to 3.5%, with …
Companies are pushing pay cuts and demotions, forcing resignations to dodge severance payments.
A very strong labor market where you, checks notes, take a 30% base pay cut, 15.5% expected cut (if target hit), title demotion from Level 2 to Level 1, AND return to the office. This is simply a mechanism to avoid paying severance as many quit. https://t.co/Amox88vtkI — Michael Green …
BRICS Payments System To Cancel USD Threat, Russia Trading System To Wipeout US Farmers
As we approach the Kazan BRICS Summit, Russia has revealed their big agenda. They are moving to create a BRICS payment and trading system. This has big implications for the US dollar and the global economy. Because of this evolution, US farmers are also at immense risk.