Debt Consolidation: Personal Loans If you can’t pay off your credit card, one option could be to consolidate your high-interest credit card debt into a type of credit with a lower interest rate, such as a personal loan. However, Barton says your credit score will be a factor in what sort of interest rate you’d…
Key Points More than three million Australians have been hit with an increase to their student loan debt due to indexation. The education minister has told students the increase will drop due to forthcoming legislation. But there have been calls for the government to change indexation so it’s not applied on amounts already repaid. More…
University students are a step closer to having $3 billion of HECS debt wiped as the government moves to reform how student debt is indexed. (Source: Getty) Anthony Albanese has revealed the government’s bill to wipe $3 billion off Australia’s collective HECS debt has finally been introduced to parliament. The measure was announced prior to…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter buy: Add bankers to the list of victims Fast Company Read the original article here
For many Americans, debt is more than just a financial issue: it’s a problem with far-reaching health and social implications. Research suggests that rising debt and worries about financial security are related to heightened levels of psychological distress, which in turn leads to adverse health outcomes such as heart disease, immunosuppression, emotional exhaustion and even…
Harris, Walz lean into erasing medical debt The Hill Read the original article here
Debt expert shares ‘crucial’ step you must take if you’re struggling with payments The Mirror Read the original article here
6 Jun, 9:44amThu 6 Jun 2024 at 9:44am That’s a wrap from us Thanks for joining us for the ins and outs of this year’s SA budget. Further fallout and analysis will no doubt continue in the coming days, but here’s a look at the key ingredients so far: Cost-of-living spending of $266 million is the…
IN 1920 ACCORDING TO FEDERAL DATA, THERE WERE ABOUT 925,000 BLACK FARMERS, OR ABOUT 14% OF ALL FARMERS. A CENTURY LATER, THERE WERE ONLY 42,000 OR 1%. MUCH OF THAT IS A LEGACY OF SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION IN AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS. ALI ROGIN REPORTS ON HOW THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO HELP FARMERS WHO HAVE…