With last week’s Reserve Bank of Australia board minutes indicating official interest rates will stay high well into next year, household debt management will remain a huge priority for Australians. Loan repayments are crippling family budgets at a time when cost-of-living pressures are squeezing spending, and credit-card balances are rising to plug the gap. Debt…
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing July 11 on medical debt. The AHA submitted a statement for the hearing that highlighted how the quality of insurance coverage is a driver of medical debt, saying that coverage for many patients is either insufficient or unavailable. The AHA discussed hospital and…
A family and wellbeing hub has opened in a part of Plymouth to support residents in need, the city council has said. Southway Family and Wellbeing Hub opened on Thursday and offers advice on debt, housing, careers and also help for families. Jemima Laing, deputy leader of Plymouth City Council and cabinet member for children’s…
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s debt is so far in line to support national economic development, according to deputy for macro economy and finance coordination at the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Ferry Irawan. Debt management is continuing to be carried out carefully and measurably by maintaining the optimal interest rate, currency, liquidity, and maturity risks…
Debt remains one of the biggest single issues that is brought to the Scottish CAB network, second only to social security benefits (though the two are often inter-linked). The good news is that we really can help people in debt. There are various things we can do: very often creditors are actually willing to talk about…
The Dutch city of Arnhem is going to cancel the debts of some of the poorest families in the Netherlands in an attempt to break a health-crushing downward spiral and give people a fresh start. Earlier this month, municipal officials began knocking on doors in the Immerloo II district, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in…
jacoblund/ Getty Images; Illustration by Austin Courregé/Bankrate Key takeaways A debt consolidation loan is primarily meant to save money on interest by securing a lower APR and a shorter payoff timeline. Bad credit debt consolidation loans may not be as effective due to the higher interest rates. Improve your chances of getting a good deal…
The Biden-Harris Student Debt Rules Will Help Millions of Americans Statement from Wil Del Pilar, Senior Vice President of EdTrust, on the Biden-Harris administration’s student loan cancellation announcement. April 08, 2024 by Ed Trust FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:[email protected] Statement from Wil Del Pilar, Senior Vice… Read the original article here
By ASHLEY TERRY Staff Writer The Granbury Independent School District board of trustees took key financial steps in its latest meeting Aug. 19, by adopting a new budget, setting a tax rate and initiating a debt relief plan. GISD BUDGET During the meeting, GISD’s Chief Financial Officer Emmett Whitefield outlined three different budgets for the…
Victims of economic abuse should find it easier to get help dealing with their creditors, as 25 banks and building societies have committed to accepting a new form which could ease applicants’ trauma and provide the support they need. The Economic Abuse Evidence Form (EAEF) enables money and debt advisers, trained by the specialist charities…