USPS warns it may not make it to 2027 without changes-starting with pricier stamps
USPS faces insolvency within 12 months without operational flexibility, pricing increases, and expanded borrowing authority to address 104 billion pieces of lost annual mail volume since 2006.
USPS warning raises stakes for mail-order prescriptions, higher postage prices
USPS faces imminent cash depletion within 12 months without congressional intervention, threatening mail delivery including critical prescription medications, while Amazon simultaneously reduces USPS volume by two-thirds.
US postal service will run out of money by February 2027, says agency chief
The US Postal Service will exhaust its funds by February 2026 unless Congress raises its $15 billion borrowing cap, according to Postmaster General David Steiner.