Financial Affordability Assessments in Gambling: What it Means

The long-running argument over how closely gambling operators should examine their customers’ finances sharpened this week, when MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee wrote to the Gambling Commission questioning its plans for financial affordability assessments. The letter, published on 10 July, asks the regulator to explain the evidence base behind the policy, the…

Some debt relief scams target U.S. military

A person or a company may be promising to solve your debt problems, but the Federal Trade Commission says the offer is most likely an attempt to trick you into paying the scammer instead of your actual lender. If a caller offers to help you enroll in a special “military debt forgiveness” program, pause. That’s…