7/16/2026: It’s All About the Data: How Address Management Has Evolved Beyond List Hygiene to Upstream Decisioning (by Frank Lynn)

Address management is now a core data governance function that supports marketing, customer service, fulfillment, fraud prevention, analytics, compliance, and logistics. Modern address platforms no longer exist simply to prepare a file for mailing. They provide the foundation upon which customer records, business processes, and operational decisions depend.

7/12/2026: USPS Rate Changes Effective July 12, 2026

Key retail price changes:

• Forever Stamp / 1 oz. Letter: Increased to $0.82 (from $0.78)
• Metered 1 oz. Letter: Increased to $0.78 (from $0.74)
• Domestic Postcards: Increased to $0.65 (from $0.61)
• Additional Ounce: Remains unchanged at $0.29
• International Letters (1 oz.) & Postcards: Increased to $1.75 (from $1.70)

For businesses and bulk mailers:

New HAZMAT Fees: A $7.50 handling fee was introduced for hazardous materials on Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail, alongside a $50 noncompliance penalty for improperly prepared packages.

Commercial First-Class Mail: Rose roughly 4.7% to 5.2%.

USPS Ground Advantage (Commercial): Ounce-based rate differentiation was eliminated for sub-pound packages, effectively pricing all sub-pound shipments at the 15.99-ounce tier.

6/3/2026: PreSmart Solutions Announces ResolvePlus™ 2.0: Transforming Undeliverable Address Data into Actionable Records

PreSmart Solutions today announced PreSmart ResolvePlus™ 2.0, the next progression of its industry-unique remediation technology. ResolvePlus 2.0 expands beyond traditional address validation by providing likely street matches, confidence scoring, root-cause analysis, and enhanced transparency into why records fail postal validation.

6/1/2026: USPS July 2026 Rate Increase

On Wednesday May 27, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the proposed price changes for mailing rates, promotions and mail classification that were proposed in a filing from the U.S. Postal Service on May 11, 2026. These new rates will go into effect on Sunday, July 12, 2026.

4/27/2026: The Hidden Power of Prospecting Lists in Direct Mail

Marketers love to blame the mail… But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Most of the time, it’s not the mail. It’s the list.

4/9/2026: U.S. Postal Service Recommends New Prices for July

The U.S. Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of mailing services price changes to take effect on July 12. The new rates include a 4-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents.

3/24/2026: How to Build a Direct Mail Strategy That Actually Works (Printing Impressions)

Too often, companies focus on designing a mail piece before answering the most important question: Who should receive it? The most effective direct mail strategies begin with prospecting and data insights, then move into creative development and production choices that help the message stand out.

3/18/2026: The Postal Service may be out of cash in 2027 without Congress’ help, postmaster says

If it continues business as usual, the U.S. Postal Service is on track to run out of cash for paying its workers and vendors in about a year and may have to stop deliveries, Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers this week.

2/24/2026: USPS Webinar on AI, Direct Mail and Mailing Promotions

On March 6, 2026, the United States Postal Service will host a free, informational webinar focused on practical ways marketers are using AI to strengthen direct mail performance and USPS Mailing Promotions can help reduce costs while supporting smarter, more integrated campaigns.

1/28/2026: PreSmart Solutions Introduces Channel Partner Program

New offering empowers mail service providers and agencies to deliver compliance, cost control & guide smarter mailing decisions with their clients.

1/22/2026: USPS postmark changes: New rules that could delay mailed tax returns (by Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting)

Beginning December 24, 2025, the United States Postal Service (USPS) quietly implemented significant updates to how postmarks are defined and applied. These changes directly affect taxpayers who plan to mail their tax returns to avoid e-filing fees and may inadvertently put them at risk of late filing penalties if they rely on old assumptions about postmark timing.

12/10/2025: Industry Advisory: Medicare Plans Encouraged to Minimize Risks to Star Ratings from Undeliverable Member Mail

As Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plans prepare for the 2026 Star Ratings cycle, industry experts are raising concerns about the growing operational and compliance risks associated with undeliverable-as-addressed (UAA) member communications.

11/17/2025: Frank Lynn, PreSmart Solutions’ Executive Vice President of Mail Intelligence & Strategy, elected to the Board of Directors of the Greater Philadelphia Postal Customer Council

We’re proud to share that Frank Lynn, PreSmart Solutions’ Executive Vice President of Postal Solutions, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Greater Philadelphia Postal Customer Council (www.GPPCC.org).

11/10/2025: When Mail Doesn’t Reach the Member: The Hidden Cost of Undeliverable as Addressed (UAA) Mail for Healthcare TPAs

For healthcare Third Party Administrators (TPAs), address accuracy is more than an operational detail — it’s a compliance, cost, and member-experience imperative.

10/01/2025: PreSmart Solutions Launches ResolvePlus™ to Transform Address Remediation

New module offers additional data parsing to help organizations recover undeliverable addresses, reduce wasted spend, and streamline workflows.