Freedom Debt Relief Establishes Charitable Foundation With $1 Million for Community Support – Benzinga

Debt HelpBy Insolvency GuardianSeptember 6, 2017

Company donates $100,000 for Harvey relief, triples employee contributions for hurricane recovery San Mateo, Calif. (PRWEB) September 06, 2017 Freedom Debt Relief (FDR), a subsidiary of Freedom Financial Network (FFN) an innovative financial services company that enables consumers to overcome debt, build wealth and achieve better financial health has established a charitable contribution fund to…

White House: Trump backed 3-month debt ceiling increase to help tax reform – Reuters

Debt HelpBy Insolvency GuardianSeptember 6, 2017

ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Sept 6 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump backed a three-month increase in the U.S. debt ceiling to help clear the decks in Congress in September and focus on tax reform, White House legislative affairs director Marc Short told reporters on Wednesday. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton, writing by Jeff Mason; Editing…

Toys ‘R’ Us Enlists Advisers to Help Restructure Debt – Bloomberg

Debt HelpBy Insolvency GuardianSeptember 6, 2017

By Jodi Xu Klein and Eliza Ronalds-Hannon September 6, 2017, 3:42 PM EDT Toys R Us Inc. has tapped lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis to help restructure its heavy debt load, said people familiar with the matter, the latest sign of trouble for a once-mighty retailer that has struggled to fend off Amazon.com Inc. and the…

Trump sides with Democrats on debt ceiling, throwing Republican plans into chaos – Washington Post

Debt HelpBy Insolvency GuardianSeptember 6, 2017

By Mike DeBonis, Kelsey Snell and Elise Viebeck, President Trump confounded leaders from his own party on Wednesday by siding with Democrats on plans to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling, upending negotiations on a variety of crucial policy areas this fall and further damaging relationships with Republicans on Capitol…

President Trump Agreed to Raise the Debt Ceiling as Part of the $7.9 Billion Harvey Relief Bill – TIME

Debt HelpBy Insolvency GuardianSeptember 6, 2017

(WASHINGTON) Democratic leaders say President Donald Trump has agreed to a plan to fund the government and increase the nation’s debt limit for three months as part of a deal to rush disaster aid to Hurricane Harvey victims. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the agreement Wednesday after meeting…

Harvey relief and the debt ceiling debate are complicating tax reform – CNBC

Debt HelpBy Insolvency GuardianSeptember 6, 2017

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks alongside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R), as they hold a meeting about tax reform in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, September 5, 2017. America’s budget woes are re-emerging as a flashpoint for debate on Capitol Hill, complicating Republicans’…

Greece needs sustainable development and debt relief – Kathimerini

Debt HelpBy Insolvency GuardianSeptember 6, 2017

Social democracy has proven to provide the best balance of prosperity, justice and sustainability, Sachs says. Sustainable development means an economy that is prosperous, fair and environmentally sustainable. That is the perfect framework for Greeces economic recovery. That is how celebrated American economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs explains the significance of the…

GOP Leader: House won’t attach Harvey relief to debt ceiling bill – The Hill

Debt HelpBy Insolvency GuardianSeptember 5, 2017

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that the House won’t attach a debt ceiling hike to a bill to fund relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey, just days after the Trump administration called for pairing the two.  McCarthy told Fox Business on Tuesday that the Harvey relief bill will pass the House on its own,…

How I Ditched Debt: Newly Single, ‘I Knew I Had to Help Myself’ – Nasdaq

Debt HelpBy Insolvency GuardianSeptember 5, 2017

In this series, NerdWallet interviews people who have triumphed over debt using a combination of commitment, budgeting and smart financial choices. Their stories may even inspire you to pay off your debt . Responses have been edited for length and clarity. At age 25, Carrie Smith Nicholson found herself divorced and in debt. Different attitudes…

How I Ditched Debt: Newly Single, ‘I Knew I Had to Help Myself’ – NerdWallet (blog)

Debt HelpBy Insolvency GuardianSeptember 5, 2017

In this series, NerdWallet interviews people who have triumphed over debt using a combination of commitment, budgeting and smart financial choices. Their stories may even inspire you to pay off your debt. Responses have been edited for length and clarity.  At age 25, Carrie Smith Nicholson found herself divorced and in debt. Different attitudes toward…