September 2, 2026

Budget, Personal Loans

Federal Debt Adds $404 Billion in August, the Largest Month of Fiscal 2026

The neoclassical stone facade and Ionic columns of the United States Treasury Department building in Washington DC, lit by low golden morning sunlight, with empty granite steps in the foreground and a clear pale sky above

US federal debt closed August at $40.18 trillion, up $404.02 billion from July 31, the largest single-month rise of fiscal 2026 and the first month-end close above $40T.

Laura Adams
September 2, 2026