The Bureau of the Fiscal Service reported that delinquent Direct Loan debt reached $214.9 billion by the end of June 2026. This amount represents a 116.2 percent increase from the $99.4 billion recorded a year earlier. The report also noted that the total balance of the Direct Loan portfolio stood at $1.610 trillion during the same period. Across all federal agencies, total delinquent debt amounted to $465.3 billion as of that date.
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