Higher-than-expected inflation figures released today aren’t just bad news for home- and business owners banking on an early interest rate cut; they’re concerning for the more than 2.9 million Australians with student debt. The consumer price index (CPI) determines how much HECS-HELP and all other student debt increase under the annual indexation that takes place…
March Madness is kicking into high gear this week, and concern over problem gambling is also top of mind. More Americans are betting on sports than ever before, since the legalization of online sports betting in nearly 40 states. U.S. adults are expected to make nearly $3 billion in legal bets on NCAA basketball games…
The average student loan will increase by more than $1,200 this year amid calls for the federal government to fix what critics say is a “broken system”. Higher Education Loan Program Debt (HELP) debts, such as HECS-HELP, increase each year under indexation. This is calculated after the publication of the March quarter inflation data, which was…
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Photo: Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images When news broke that Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, had been accused of stealing $4.5 million from the baseball superstar to pay down gambling debts with a California bookie, it was already one of the more consequential sports stories of the year, rapidly overshadowing March Madness and…
Net debt trimmed through surplus land disposals Continued slump in home repair market Judging by Marshall’s (MSLH) half-year results, the trading period through to 30 June might best be described as a “holding operation”. The manufacturer of sustainable building products still faces the dual challenge of a fall-away in new housing starts and the slump in…
Bruno Mars isn’t in the red with MGM, that is, according to the hospitality and casino giant. In a statement given to the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday, MGM Resorts shut down rumors the “24K Magic” singer had racked up a $50 million gambling debt, and that he was paying his balance via multiple business…
A landmark program created to help eliminate medical debt for those struggling to pay their hospital bills in North Carolina now has uniform support from state hospitals. On Monday, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that all of the state’s 99 acute care hospitals will participate in an innovative new medical debt forgiveness program for low-and-middle income…
Sean Alexander, 36, from Wimbledon, found his addictions spiralled so out of control that he owed over £60,000 in drug and gambling debts. Facing threats from dealers, he lost everything and became suicidally depressed until rehab turned his life around. He now helps others battling similar issues. Sean Alexander’s drug and alcohol addiction issues were…