Fintech firm Carrott has expanded its micro-savings app into the home loan space to help consumers use small payments to pay off their mortgages faster. Originally built around superannuation and assisting people when saving up for their retirement, the company decided to expand out into home loans and HECS at the beginning of November. Carrotts…
This is the second story in a new MarketWatch series, Gifts that pay off. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday between now and Dec. 25, we will look at gifts that could potentially earn the receiver money. But this year, consider one of the few gifts whose worth truly multiplies: help paying for college or repaying…
DALLAS, Nov. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Top 10 Jungle, a leading provider of slick digital content and online product and service reviews, says, “Don’t Be A Debt Consolidation Turkey!” “If you are one of the many considering debt consolidation before the holidays, Top 10 Jungle has some advice for you,” says Benny Alvarez, Top 10 Jungle spokesman.…
DALLAS, Nov. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Top 10 Jungle, a leading provider of slick digital content and online product and service reviews, says, “Don’t Be A Debt Consolidation Turkey!” “If you are one of the many considering debt consolidation before the holidays, Top 10 Jungle has some advice for you,” says Benny Alvarez, Top 10 Jungle spokesman.…
UN body wants debt relief for hurricane-ravaged Caribbean countries Wednesday, November 22, 2017 ‘); } else { $(“.fotorama-caption”).addClass(“remove_caption”); } }) .fotorama(); UNITED NATIONS (CMC) The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Monday presented its debt for climate adaptation swaps proposal for Caribbean countries ravaged by recent hurricanes. ECLAC outlined the…
Centrelink will enlist up to 1,000 staff from labour-hire firms to help it recover debts and enforce the compliance of welfare recipients. The move has prompted a furious response from the main public sector union, which labelled it yet another example of the government privatising our safety net. But a spokesman for the Department of…
OXFORD East MP Anneliese Dodds has backed Citizens Advice Oxfords campaign to stop residents getting mired in debt despite temptations from Black Friday this week followed by Christmas. The charity is encouraging people to think carefully about how they will spend before they start their Christmas shopping, while Black Friday, when retailers traditionally bring in…
A national coalition of Puerto Rican groups with heavy representation in Central Florida urged in Orlando Monday for Congress to offer full relief funding for the hurricane-ravaged island and for Florida and federal relief for evacuee housing in the Sunshine State. Joined at Acacias El Centro Borinqueño by U.S. Rep. Darren Soto, and Orlando…
It is often called the “best loan you’ll ever get”. So should graduates try and put their money to work elsewhere? Or, should they pay down their student loans as quickly as possible? We asked one expert what you should prioritise. HELP debt facts HECS was renamed HELP in 2003 VET-FEE-HELP was introduced in…
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