Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (C) and government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili arrive for the swearing-in ceremony of his government at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece, September 23, 2015. Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis Greece expects euro zone finance ministers to focus on short- and medium-term debt relief for Athens when they meet on May 24, government spokeswoman…
By Dani Kass Law360, New York (May 13, 2016, 6:28 PM ET) — A married couple the Federal Trade Commission accused of running businesses that claimed to help people relieve their student debt and mortgages but then didnt follow through or return upfront fees were hit with a suspended $2.3 million judgement and ordered to…
Updated May 17, 2016 3:28 a.m. ET BERLINThe International Monetary Fund is pressing the eurozone to let Greece skip paying interest or principal on bailout loans until 2040, say officials familiar with the talks. The IMF wants the loans to Greece to fall due gradually in the following decades, and as late as 2080, according…
Prisoners are clocking up debt from behind bars and are often unaware they have a gambling problem. A new pilot scheme will target gambling in prisons to reduce rates of reoffending and standover tactics behind bars. The Problem Gambling Foundation is preparing to roll out a pilot program across three Canterbury prisons. Remand residents would have…