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…
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 with holdout creditors. After 20 hours of debate, a majority of 165 to 86 lawmakers voted…
Hamilton star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on Tuesday joined Democrats on Capitol Hill to call on Congress to pass legislation allowing Puerto Rico to declare bankruptcy amid its growing financial crisis. “It’s a solvable, fixable issue. What we really need is help, and what we really need is help from Congress,” Miranda said during a press conference. “If…
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If homeowners can refinance their mortgage, why can’t college graduates refinance their tuition loans? Help could be on the way for college students and graduates burdened with tuition loan debt. A bill gathering support in Congress would allow students and graduates to do just that, and then-some, according to Sen. Charles…
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) A new online student loan repayment guide has been created by several state agencies to assist Connecticut college students with repaying loans. The offices of Attorney General, Consumer Protection, and Banking gathered information the U.S. Department of Education and Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, among others, in creating the guide with the…