Category Archives: Debt Help

Executing debt relief for approximately 500000 Kazakhstan citizens to cost $274 million over two months, say ministers – Astana Times

NUR-SULTAN Approximately 105 billion tenge (US$274.32 million) will be required to execute President Kassym-Jomart Tokayevs decree to provide debt relief to some of the countrys most vulnerable groups, said First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Alikhan Smailov at a recent press conference. Gulshara Abdykalikova. Photo credit: kazpravda.kz. Of that figure, approximately 88 billion…

Judge lets New York pursue student loan debt relief fraud case – Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge said New Yorks attorney general may pursue a lawsuit accusing Debt Resolve Inc and nine other defendants of involvement in a scheme to induce thousands of struggling student loan borrowers into paying for debt relief services they could have gotten for free. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in…

Judge lets New York pursue student loan debt relief fraud case – Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge said New Yorks attorney general may pursue a lawsuit accusing Debt Resolve Inc and nine other defendants of involvement in a scheme to induce thousands of struggling student loan borrowers into paying for debt relief services they could have gotten for free. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in…

Credit counseling may help reduce consumer debt – EurekAlert

By the end of fourth quarter 2018, total household debt in the United States reached a new high of $13.54 trillion. A new Economic Inquiry study found that nonprofit credit counseling–which reaches millions of consumers a year and provides financial education, individualized financial counseling, and debt restructuring services–can be an effective strategy for addressing consumer…

Credit counseling may help reduce consumer debt – Phys.Org

Credit: CC0 Public Domain By the end of fourth quarter 2018, total household debt in the United States reached a new high of $13.54 trillion. A new Economic Inquiry study found that nonprofit credit counselingwhich reaches millions of consumers a year and provides financial education, individualized financial counseling, and debt restructuring servicescan be an effective…

Jacqui Lambie demands Tasmania debt relief for tax cuts support – The Australian

Jacqui Lambie (centre) sits with Centre Alliance Senator Rex Patrick (left) and Stirling Griff during the official opening of the 46th Federal Parliament yesterday. Picture: AAP. Independent senator Jacqui Lambie says she wants to see Tasmanias debt from the federal government relieved if she is to pass Scott Morrisons full tax cuts agenda. Senator Lambie,…

Meet the 18-year-old who helped wipe out $6.7 million in medical debt – CNBC

A wave of letters sealed in canary yellow envelopes will descend upon Syracuse, New York, and the surrounding region in just a few weeks. They contain good news for the recipients: Thanks to the efforts of a local high school senior, their medical debt has been wiped out. While some high school seniors were slacking…

Restaurant Co-Op Dining starts GoFundMe page to help pay staff after closing – NEWS.com.au

The owners of an embattled up-market Perth restaurant are begging the public to help pay their overdue debts after they were forced to shut the business last week. Kiren and Kelli Mainwaring have owned Co-Op Dining, a trendy fine-dining restaurant in the citys east, since 2012. But since closing the restaurants doors, the couple have…

Debt Consolidation Process can help with Debt Crisis – The Market Oracle

Personal_Finance / Debt & Loans Jul 02, 2019 – 09:18 AM GMT By: Sumeet_Manhas If you have lots of unsecured debts such as credit card loans or student loans, your efforts to repay those debts could chop off a huge chunk of your monthly budget. Thus, you need to choose a good debt relief option.…

Hecs debt repayment changes: why more people will be forced to pay off student loans – The Guardian

On Monday, the Hecs (Higher Education Contribution Scheme) repayment threshold fell to the lowest it has ever been. From now on, anybody earning over $45,881 a year will have to start repaying their student loans effective immediately. Two years ago, the repayment threshold was $56,000, but Australias Coalition government lowered that to $52,000 last year…