Segments From This Episode

• CBO estimates reconciliation bill would increase deficit by almost $4 trillion

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  Now that members of Congress are back from the holiday break, the focus is on Republicans in the Senate trying their hand at the big spending and taxing bill. Marketplace’s Nancy Marshall-Genzer reports.

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• Global economy is losing steam

  by Leanna Byrne

  U.S. import taxes and general uncertainty about tariffs will slow economic growth this year around the world. That's the calculation from the club of larger industrialized countries, the OECD, based in Europe. Our BBC colleague Leanna Byrne has more.

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• CFPB reverses decision on removing medical debt from credit reports

  by David Brancaccio

  Medical debt has long haunted the credit reports of millions of Americans. Earlier this year, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule that would have banned medical debt from appearing on consumer credit reports. But now, under new leadership at the CFPB, the bureau has joined industry groups in filing a suit challenging the Biden-era rule. CEO Allison Sesso joins us to discuss what the latest development means for Americans’ financial lives.

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