Cessnock Region Care offers Christians Against Poverty debt counselling service – Cessnock Advertiser

Leading debt counselling organisation Christians Against Poverty is now offering its free debt help service in Cessnock, thanks to the collaborative efforts of five local churches. New Vine Vineyards Church, the Salvation Army Church, The Vines Community Church, Cessnock Congregational Church and Beyond Church (formerly Hope Valley) have partnered form Cessnock Region Care, which will facilitate the debt…

Banks should end unplanned overdraft charges, charity says – BBC … – BBC News

Image copyright Getty Images Banks should end all unauthorised overdraft charges because they are trapping people in persistent debt, the financial charity StepChange has said. The organisation also wants banks and regulators to do more to identify people caught up in a “vicious cycle of borrowing”. Even where customers have admitted they are in trouble,…

New Senate report backs national farm debt mediation scheme – Queensland Country Life

A SENATE inquiry into primary production financial lending has made 27 recommendations aimed at enhancing farmers powers and rights in sensitive areas like debt mediation and farm foreclosures. The six-month examination by the Senate select committee was Co-chaired by One Nation Queensland Senator and party leader Pauline Hanson, former One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts and…

Freedom Debt Relief’s Andrew Housser Offers 6 Tips to Keep Holiday Meal Costs in Check – PR Newswire (press release)

The cost of a holiday meal of turkey, stuffing, potatoes, rolls, vegetables and pie for 10 people is about $50 this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. That does not include the cost of alcohol or other beverages. For consumers hosting multiple holiday gatherings through New Year’s Day, costs can quickly add up.…

ESM implements short-term debt relief measures for Greece – Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has successfully implemented the short-term debt relief measures for Greece over the course of 2017. The package is intended to reduce the interest rate risk on Greeces outstanding loans with the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and ESM. It is expected to substantially reduce the countrys debt burden over the…