Saskatchewan debt expert warns against festive FOMO on the verge of Black Friday – Global News

With Black Friday very close, Canadians nationwide, including many in Saskatchewan, are gearing up for the upcoming shopping frenzy. Recent polls from BDO Canada show a notable eagerness among consumers to splurge during this festive period. However, BDOs debt solutions branch is warning consumers to remain careful and on budget. BDO Debt Solutions is raising…

Austin teen aims to help erase $2.6M in medical debt for Travis County residents – KEYE TV CBS Austin

AUSTIN, Texas Nearly one in three Americans are burdened by medical debt, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. That means an estimated 100 million people nationwide carry a combined debt of about $2 Billion. Its a pervasive problem that affects peoples financial health, as well as their mental and emotional health. However, the…

West African officials trained to better manage public debt using … – Commonwealth

Twenty-nine officials from The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone recently completed hands-on training to produce and analyse quality debt data using a Commonwealth tool that will help their governments make better financial decisions. The Commonwealth Secretariat and the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management delivered the five-day training in Abuja, Nigeria from…

StepChange Debt Charity Chooses FICO Platform to Help Assess People in Problem Debt – Yahoo Finance

Greater system flexibility and microservices architecture means hyper-personalized recommendations for people in UK needing debt advice LONDON, November 20, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Global analytics software leader FICO today announced that StepChange, the UKs leading debt advice charity, will use FICO Platform to help assess people in problem debt. StepChange will use the flexibility and hyper-personalisation of the…