HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A new Aloha United Way report released today shows 1 in 3 Hawaii households considered moving away over the past year. Should the trend continue, it would have a devastating impact on our economy. Hawaii’s high cost of living and lack of affordable housing mean more than half a million residents are…
If you don’t pay off your credit card balance in full each month, you’re likely facing high interest charges. The average credit card annual percentage rate, or APR, is higher than 20%, making it even more expensive to carry credit card debt. A balance transfer moves your credit card debt from a card with a…
Africa, Development & Aid, Economy & Trade, Featured, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Credit: Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 9 2025 (IPS) – The debt disaster is back. Indeed, the aid agency Cafod reports that developing countries today face “the most…
In 2023-24, The British Gas Energy Trust (the Trust) was able to support more than 64,000 households across Britain with money and energy advice, emergency fuel payments, white goods and energy debt grants. With the recent increase to the energy price cap, and the ongoing cost of living, many households are facing even greater challenges…
Historic Vote: Flint Council passes landmark medical debt relief plan for thousands of residents Flint Courier News Read the original article here
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Experian has, today, announced that ReFi, a leading debt consolidation technology from Paylink Solutions, will become part of the Experian Consumer Services Marketplace, in a boost for consumers and lenders with debt consolidation and affordability challenges. Research from Experian, compiled for Fair 4 All Finance, reveals that 41 million UK consumers have credit products, with…
(TNND) — About half of Americans with credit cards are in debt, and about half of those folks have been in debt for over a year, according to a Bankrate survey published Wednesday. And much of that credit card debt is fueled by emergency expenses or simply day-to-day living. “In some respects, we expect credit…
With just 11 days left in President Biden’s time in office, students who racked up thousands of dollars in debt at the now-shuttered Argosy University are losing hope that they will ever get relief from their hefty student loan balances. The former Argosy students are among tens of thousands of people in Illinois and across…
FLINT, Mich. (WNEM) – The Flint City Council, in a rare display of unity, approved a proposal aimed at wiping out millions in medical debt for thousands. The council voted on the proposal at a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8. According to Undue Medical Debt, the group behind the measure, $50,000 in American Rescue Plan…