NEW YORK The United States and China are discussing new measures to prevent a wave of emerging market sovereign defaults, according to people familiar with the situation, one of the most significant attempts in years at economic cooperation between the rival superpowers. The talks including ways to pre-emptively extend loan periods before countries miss payments…
Student loan borrowers disproportionately experience different forms of material hardship relative to their nonborrower peers. Studies show that households with student debt have lower net worth and are more likely than their counterparts without student debt to be late on bill payments, be denied credit, experience bankruptcy, and have other financial difficulties.1 Because most borrowers…
Total credit card debt in the U.S. has reached a record high but people are putting less money toward paying it down. Americans collectively hold $1.13 trillion in credit card debt as of the end of December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest Household Debt and Credit Report. On an individual…
It hasnt been easy for African states to finance their developmental and environmental policy objectives over the past few years. Recent events suggest that the situation may be improving. For the first time in two years, three African states have been able to access international financial markets, albeit at high interest rates. Kenya, for example,…
Move will forgive debts of people who borrowed $12,000 or less and have been repaying the money for at least 10 years. US President Joe Biden has said that his administration was cancelling $1.2bn worth of student loans for almost 153,000 people. Biden, who is undertaking a three-day campaign swing through California, made the announcement…
President Joe Biden touted a new pathway for debt relief that kicked into gear Wednesday for 153,000 student loan borrowers, calling it a ticket to “chase dreams” in a speech in Culver City, California, and highlighting a key part of his 2024 campaign strategy. “Folks, I’m happy to have been able to forgive these loans…
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Debt settlement can be a valuable way to improve your financial situation but there are nuances to the approach that borrowers should understand first. Getty Images/iStockphoto Getting into debt is easy and can happen in the blink of an eye. Common reasons for going into debt are paying for an unexpected expense, losing income or…
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Key Points A HELP loan defers your tertiary course fees until you find a job. You wont start paying off your loan until your income reaches $51,550 a year. To be eligible you must be an Australian citizen or hold specific visa or residency status. Unpaid HELP debts grow in line with the Consumer Price…