Millions of people nationwide are struggling to keep up with their bills. If you’re one of them, you may be considering making partial payments, thinking that some money is better than none, even if its less than the minimum due. While partial payments can help reduce the interest that accrues on your debt, lenders typically…
Catholic social justice organizations have again sought debt cancellation and financial support for underdeveloped nations to face the Covid-19 crisis. The global Catholic network for development and solidarity, also known as CIDSE, urged the leading nations to face the health crisis with cooperation and solidarity. In a statement ahead of the virtual G-20 Finance Ministers…
Although President Joe Biden has supported canceling $10,000 in student debt for individuals, some lawmakers are pushing him to go higher and forgive $50,000. But Biden and other influential figures argue that former Ivy League students and Wall Street financiers would be the main beneficiaries. At a CNN town hall last week, Biden said that…
When Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen co-founded Afterpay more than five years ago, no one could have expected that the company’s market valuation would be nearing $40 billion today. Thanks to a growing global base of millennials and Gen Z customers who keep ditching their credit cards in favour of the buy now, pay later…
At his recent town hall, Joe Biden made a series of convoluted and condescending comments about American student debt. His remarks cast doubt on his ability, or willingness, to confront this countrys ballooning student loan crisis. Within hours, #cancelstudentdebt was trending on Twitter. Bidens rambling justification of the status quo was peppered with straw men,…
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Two religious leaders, including the chairman of a U.S. bishops’ committee, urged the Biden administration to support the release of $3 trillion in global reserve funds to help developing countries respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Writing Feb. 23 to the White House, the leaders also called on the Group of 20 nations, or G-20, and…
By Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service CLEVELAND Two religious leaders, including the chairman of a U.S. bishops committee, urged the Biden administration to support the release of $3 trillion in global reserve funds to help developing countries respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Writing Feb. 23 to the White House, the leaders also called on the…
Countries eligible to borrow from the International Development Association (IDA)the World Banks fund for the poorest countriesentered the COVID-19 crisis already facing elevated debt levels and weak fiscal positions. The pandemic is now placing enormous pressure on these countries to finance additional expenditures for relief and recovery amid shrinking fiscal revenues and limited access to…
Fears of credit rating downgrades will deter the worlds poorest countries from taking advantage of debt relief being offered under the G20 common framework, World Bank chief economist Carmen Reinhart said. In November, the G20 group of major economies launched a framework designed to streamline a process to help countries defer or negotiate down their…