“The number of prime customers purely using them for that purpose has dropped from 59% to 43%, while home improvement usage has increased.” More second charge borrowers are using the proceeds from their loans for other purposes beyond debt consolidation, according to the latest data from Evolution Money. Evolution’s quarterly data tracker analyses data from…
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UNITED NATIONS, CMC United Nations Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has called for debt relief extension forCaribbean and other middle-income countries. Guterres says that innovative measures to address debt are required to help the world’s more than 100 middle-income countries expand their economies and exit the COVID-19 pandemic. In addressing a high-level UN General Assembly meeting on…
A mortgage is much more than just a big, scary debt you have to pay to enjoy homeownership. It’s an opportunity, thanks to today’s record-low interest rates, to get ahead financially, whether through building wealth or better managing your other debts. First, understand the difference between good and bad debt. Put simply, good debt is…
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Innovative measures to address debt are required to help the worlds more than 100 middle-income countries expand their economies and exit the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres told the General Assembly on Thursday. Addressing a high-level meeting on these nations, which account for more than half of the UNs 193 Member States, he underlined…
Video PlayerClose A UN General Assembly high-level meeting on middle-income countries is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 17, 2021. Guterres on Thursday called for debt relief extension for middle-income countries. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua) UNITED NATIONS, June 17 (Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for…
Reuters reports that a USDA spokesperson said the agency will be ready to process payments on an estimated $4 billion in debt relief for 17,000 Black, Indigenous, Hispanic and Asian farmers once legal battles are resolved. It planned to start the payments in June. “USDA will continue to forcefully defend its ability to carry out…
Steve Sprovach and Amy Wagner Published 9:44 p.m. ET June 16, 2021 CLOSE Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, Allworth Advice (Photo: Provided) Question: H.G. in Butler County: Can you help? I have about $20,000 in credit card debt and not much in savings. Should I focus more on paying down the debt or building my…