PORTLAND, Maine – Maine’s Republican governor is vowing to fight for $100 million worth of bonds aimed at attracting young people and supporting research and development. Gov. Paul LePage on a Tuesday radio appearance expressed frustration with fellow Republicans opposed to such efforts. The bonds would fund programs to pay off student loans for those who agree…
Ausgrid’s new shareholders and management team are wasting no time in addressing the company’s capital structure. Street Talk understands that Ausgrid is preparing to tap the United States privately issued debt market as early as this week, with the help of lenders and advisers Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The US debt…
Debt management or “credit repair” services can make some alluring promises to those with financial problems. They say they can silence the phone, turn away the debt collectors, wipe away black marks from your credit record – and make those money woes go away. But so often these promises are not met. In too many…
Debt management or “credit repair” services can make some alluring promises to those with financial problems. They say they can silence the phone, turn away the debt collectors, wipe away black marks from your credit record – and make those money woes go away. But so often these promises are not met. In too many…
The Financial Conduct Authority is to crack down on the high cost of overdrafts and review the booming car loan market in the latest attempt by regulators to tackle mounting consumer debt. Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the financial regulator, said charges imposed on customers falling into unauthorised overdrafts would be overhauled. Research by the…
BATHINDA: The Punjab government would come up with an agriculture policy soon to ensure the welfare of farming community, said Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal. “We will not restrict waiving the debt of small and marginal farmers up to Rs 2 lakh, but will go beyond that to support farmers in many ways through…
When you’ve been carrying around a load of debt for a while, getting rid of it starts to feel impossible — like cleaning out the Aegean stables. For those unacquainted with Greek myth, the Aegean stables were full of horses with disgusting personal habits who produced so much manure that the stable was considered impossible…
When you’ve been carrying around a load of debt for a while, getting rid of it starts to feel impossible — like cleaning out the Aegean stables. For those unacquainted with Greek myth, the Aegean stables were full of horses with disgusting personal habits who produced so much manure that the stable was considered impossible…
Connecticut Better Business Bureau has issued a warning for students who are over their heads in debt because of school loans. Fake debt collectors reach out to students by telephone and email, offering a variety of ways to reduce or eliminate their debt, but there is a catch. The scammers want to be paid…
Corby in Northamptonshire has taken on a few notable titles over the years. It has been dubbed Little Scotland to reflect the Scottish workers who flooded in during the last century for jobs in its now defunct steelworks. More recently, Corby emerged as the fastest-growing borough outside London, its population now swelled by EU migrants…
