The Saskatchewan Party released its full election platform on Saturday, promising to “keep Saskatchewan strong” by rebuilding a rainy day fund and paying down debt. Over the past few weeks, the party has made a number of policy announcements, including the Highways 2020 Plan to repair more of Saskatchewan’s highways, a plan to help graduates…
Tony and Cherie Blair Photo: XPOSUREPHOTOS.COM By Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter 7:03PM GMT 19 Mar 2016 Follow While Cherie Blairs legal business, advising among others the despotic governments of Kazakhstan and the Maldives, has thrived, her health company…
WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) — A consumer watchdog group recommended a student loan debt relief company accused of preying on student loan borrowers be shuttered and the company reimburse thousands of borrowers who paid some $8.2 million in illegal fees. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requested a federal court enter a final judgement against Student…
Few employees object to foosball tables and free snacks in the office. But for prospective recruits burdened by student loans, some companies are introducing a perk that may be a stronger draw. Fidelity announced Tuesday that full-time employees at the manager level or below will be eligible to receive $2,000 a year paid toward their…
Louisianas top officials agreed Thursday to refinance state debt to generate $82 million in quick cash to help close gaps in this years budget. The Bond Commission agreed to the financing maneuver over the objections of its chairman, Treasurer John Kennedy. Lawmakers assumed the additional cash in its budget rebalancing work during the recently-added special…
Lechelle Yates, WFMY 4:23 PM. EST March 16, 2016 “If you have more than $5000 in credit card debt, you have the right to settle debt.” That statement made in a debt help commercial will get your attention. It sure made all of us in the 2 Wants to Know office stop and say, “What?”…
Elaine Florentino, 23, graduated from Bentley University in 2014 with a degree in accounting and again in 2015 with a masters in taxation. Along with her two degrees, she took home about $57,000 in student loan debt. Florentino, who lives in Boston, Massachusetts with her 5-year-old son Elijah, is in a unique position when it…
Government agencies are cracking down on student debt relief scams. (iStock). A federal judge has approved a judgement order to shut down a student debt relief company that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has accused of illegally charging upfront fees before providing any services to unwitting borrowers. Student Loan Processing, which also operates as IrvineWebWorks, has 45 days to cease…
Argentina lawmakers back debt settlement deal 16 March 2016 From the section Latin America & Caribbean Image copyright EPA Image caption Protesters voiced their opposition to the deal outside Congress, but lawmakers voted in favour Argentina’s lower house of Congress has approved a repayment deal which aims to put an end to a 14-year battle…
Tweet Bonjour from Augusta, where thats about as far as Im going to go trying to dazzle you with my high school French (I can sing Frere Jacques, just for the record, but trust me you dont want to hear that. It is NOT your soundtrack). Today is Franco-American Day at the State House, which…