This Responsible Gambling Month, there is focus on the perilous rise of gambling as a financial lifeline for many South Africans struggling to make ends meet. With a growing number of individuals impacted by economic challenges, the gambling industry has managed to position itself as a seemingly viable solution for those eager to stretch their…
Some student-loan borrowers in public service might lose access to debt relief. On Thursday, President Donald Trump’s Department of Education announced that it had finalized its rule to limit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which forgives student debt for government and nonprofit workers after 10 years of qualifying payments. Following an executive order in…
eThekwini ratepayers call for action on billing issues in light of extended debt relief programme MSN Read the original article here
U.S. consumers owe a record $1.66 trillion in auto loan debt, according to the Consumer Federation of America, making it the largest category of consumer debt after mortgages. Nearly one in five (19.3%) borrowers have monthly car payments of at least $1,000, quadruple the number in 2019. Auto lending is in turmoil, with delinquencies and…
Doncaster police officer who blackmailed suspect to cover gambling debts is jailed Doncaster Free Press Read the original article here
(The Center Square) – Two women who tried to get debt relief and down payment assistance through the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle are speaking out about what they call “unfair treatment” and “lies” from members of the organization. When The Center Square ran an article this week featuring a whistleblower who detailed alleged self-dealing within ULMS…
South Yorkshire Police Marie Thompson anonymously demanded £3,500 from a man arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children A former police officer has been jailed after she pretended to be a paedophile hunter and tried to blackmail a suspect in a bid to cover her gambling debts. PC Marie Thompson, 29, had used…
More fundamentally, we’re concerned that the relief scheme is just one part of what’s needed to tackle the problem of people simply not being able to afford their energy bills. Alongside much-needed debt write-off, we also need to see a driving up of debt collection standards, as well as an appropriate form of social tariff…
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Up to £500m in energy bill debt is to be cancelled by regulator Ofgem as it aims to tackle record levels of arrears. As many as 195,000 bill payers could be helped by the write-off in the first part of Ofgem’s proposals to reduce debt and prevent it rising to such highs again. Only a…