Despite the coronavirus lockdowns, or helped by them perhaps, much of the U.S. is in the midst of a red-hot housing market. But buying a home can be challenging if you have student debt. More than 44 million Americans collectively owe around $1.6 trillion in student loans, according to Federal Reserve and New York Federal…
By Marc Jones 5 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) – The worlds poorest countries could soon be facing a tough decision — double up on debt relief from the G20 with the caveat they must default on private creditors, or quit the programme to try to keep financial markets on side. FILE PHOTO: A man stands…
File photo of the Sunny Car Center advertising tower overlooking an empty plot. Image: Jussi Nukari / Lehtikuva On Friday the Supreme Court rejected applications for leave to appeal from two Sunny Car Center executives in one of the longest-running corruption cases in Finnish judicial history. The case centres around an ambitious–but unfulfilled–plan by businessman…
A people smuggler was caught trying to smuggle two Vietnamese nationals into the UK in the boot of his car to try and clear a 9,000 gambling debt. Gavin Charters, from Liverpool, was arrested in Coquelles in France by Border Force officers on February 25, 2019. They found a man and a woman, from Vietnam,…
By Marc Jones 5 Min Read LONDON (Reuters) – The worlds poorest countries could soon be facing a tough decision — double up on debt relief from the G20 with the caveat they must default on private creditors, or quit the programme to try to keep financial markets on side. FILE PHOTO: A man stands…
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 was passed on 25 June 2020. The legislation has been in contemplation for a number of years, and has implemented a significant reform to the UK’s restructuring and insolvency framework. It has also implemented certain temporary measures that are designed to protect and support businesses, protect jobs and,…
Superstitious high roller who owes a Gold Coast casino $43MILLION after a cheque to clear his debt BOUNCED is sued in one of the world’s biggest-ever gambling debt recovery cases – but he blames dealing ‘mistakes’ for his loses Wong Yew Choy is being sued by Star Gold Coast after failing to pay his debts…
The federal governments announcement that it would undertake the most significant reforms to Australias insolvency framework in 30 years is welcome news for many small businesses. For directors, it will be very important to carefully consider the information in the governments fact sheet outlining the reform process. BDOs business restructuring experts identified a number of…
Throughout the coronavirus crisis, CBS is providing weekly updates on the number of bankruptcies pronounced by Dutch courts. The weekly updates are normally released on Thursdays at 12.00 p.m. Not including sole proprietorships, there were 51 bankruptcies in week 39, the same number as in week 38. In addition, 12 sole proprietorships were declared bankrupt,…
(Picture: BBC) Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) is seemingly set to be involved in a huge gambling story in EastEnders, as he does what he can to support his loved ones during this tough time. Jean Slater (Gillian Wright) reveals to Kush that shes seen his poker games on his tablet, and warns him about the…