ANKENY, Iowa — A community fundraiser is putting another $10,000 toward helping Ankeny students and families struggling with school meal costs, an issue WHO 13 News recently found is growing across Central Iowa. The Ankeny Community School District received the donation from the Wiedenman Family Foundation’s annual “Fill the Fund” fundraiser. A check was presented…
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has become one of the most influential philanthropists in America by pioneering large-scale medical debt relief. According to a report by Fortune, through her donations to Undue Medical Debt (formerly known as RIP Medical Debt) Scott helped transform a small non-profit into…
A 16-year-old Class 11 student from Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, faked his own kidnapping to repay heavy online gaming debts, reportedly losing nearly Rs 3 lakh. Using an AI-generated image showing himself bloodied and bound, he demanded Rs 1–2 lakh from his cloth-merchant father. Police traced his digital trail and found him at a…
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Dozens of runners gathered at Carrboro High School on Jan. 31 for a unique 5K trail race designed to tackle one of the biggest financial challenges facing young Americans: student loan debt. The Race to Erase Student Debt was organized by Carrboro native Max Cline and offered participants a chance to run for a cause —…
A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to defrauding nearly 100 victims of more than $47 million through a Ponzi-like investment scheme, with much of the stolen money used to cover his “gambling habit.” The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey website publishes a release on a New Jersey man admitting…
GAO: ED Should Consider Early Coordination With Loan Servicers to Ease Implementation Challenges NASFAA.org Read the original article here
Australian private credit funds delivered triple the returns of ultra-safe government bonds over the past year, delivering a windfall for investors despite growing unease about the health and transparency of loans. Returns in Australia’s listed and unlisted private debt funds averaged returns of 5.6 per cent in the 12 months to June 30, according to…
RI medical debt relief program lifts burden for thousands WPRI.com Read the original article here
Transfer 30,000 won ($21.20), play a few hands of poker — you play with your academy classmates at breaktime at least three times a week — and see 60,000 won hit your bank account almost instantly. What teen wouldn’t be enticed, especially if they’re 500,000 won deep in gambling debt already. A growing number of…