Category Archives: Debt Help

Debt for nature swaps as a growing solution for financial relief and conservation

Countries with lower credit ratings are increasingly utilizing debt-for-nature swaps to manage their financial liabilities while supporting environmental conservation initiatives. This trend is gaining traction with the backing of multilateral development banks and an expanding pool of diverse investors, according to Latin Finance. Joan Prats, a principal financial specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB),…

Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal, explained: What to know about MLB’s investigation in Dodgers star’s interpreter

Shohei Ohtani was the story of the 2024 MLB offseason. How could it be anything else? Ohtani, a two-way sensation, hit free agency after putting up MVP-worthy numbers as a hitter and Cy Young-caliber numbers as a pitcher.  After weeks of rumors and rumblings, Ohtani’s next destination was finally decided. After spending six years with the Angels,…

5 moves to make if you’ve racked up credit card debt this holiday season

There are ways to cut out the holiday credit card debt you’ve been racking up, experts say. Getty Images Holiday credit card bills hit differently for many this year. With record-high credit card interest rates and compounding interest charges, holiday shopping expenses often snowball into overwhelming balances. When you account for gifts, gatherings and family…

Survey – NBC New York

This holiday season, 36% of Americans took on debt, with average balances of $1,181, according to LendingTree. Less than half of the people who took on debt expected to do so. To pay down those balances as quickly as possible, these expert tips can help. Many Americans are capping off the holidays with new debt…

More Mich. counties erase medical debt, but some experts say state should do more

In the past two years, at least five Michigan counties have worked with a non-profit to help erase some residents’ medical debt. The counties partner with the group Undue Medical Debt. They subsidize that group’s work in buying up medical debt at a fraction of the initial cost, forgiving it, and notifying residents that they’ve…

Biden Withdraws Proposals on Trans Athlete Protections — and Student Debt Relief While He’s At It

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Sign up for The Agenda — Them’s news and politics newsletter, delivered to your inbox every Thursday. The Biden administration has withdrawn its efforts to provide protections to transgender student athletes and forgive student loans. The Department of Education (DOE) issued a document explaining the withdrawal in the Federal Register on Friday,…

Jubilee USA Partners With Caritas International in Debt Relief Campaign for Poor Countries| National Catholic Register

Caritas Internationalis Director of Integral Human Development Victor Genina Cervantes explained to the press that the multiyear program would function by rallying public support for its debt-relief advocacy. Continuing St. John Paul II’s mission from the 2000 Jubilee, a U.S.-based… Read the original article here