Cait Flanders bought nothing but basic necessities like food and toothpaste for two years now she’s written a book to help others break their spending habits and overcome debt. “I was so programmed, many of us are, that we do things habitually and we don’t really question it,” Flanders told CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning Monday. “My hope with other…
By Sonia Sirletti and Luca Casiraghi March 12, 2018, 10:45 AM EDT The Italian state company that took on soured debt from two failed Venetian banks is seeking partners to help restructure companies struggling to repay 9 billion euros ($11 billion) of loans, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The collapse of Banca…
by ValuePenguin In 2017, the Association of Banks in Singapore introduced a new financial instrument called debt consolidation plan (DCP) to help consumers rein in their bloating debt problem. Essentially, this was meant to help individual borrowers combine their high interest loans into one that could be gradually managed down over 1 to 10 years. But, it also had some…
The belief in an “implicit guarantee” from the Chinese government on debt is a big problem, said a finance professor on Monday. “I’m concerned with what a lot of people believe, [that] the government is going to take care of investment losses. Under that impression, they are going to take up lot of leverage because…
Keystarts new chief executive Paul Graham hopes to expand the business by finding new and innovative ways to help more West Australians realise the dream of owning their home. Keystart is a State Government agency that provides residential loans to customers who satisfy rigorous serviceability criteria, but do not have enough initial savings for a…
Losing an hour of sleep for daylight saving time on Sunday morning likely wouldn’t have been as painful if Kansans and most Americans weren’t already in “sleep debt.” A new study from mattress review site Sleepopolis shows that you are probably owed some sleep. … Read the full article at: http://www.kansas.com/news/state/article204573254.html
QUEENSLAND’s new mandatory farm debt mediation program has seen 33 cases initiated in the first six months of the programs operation. The cases represent a broad cross section of farming industries and 18 local government areas. Administered by the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA), the program aims to protect the interests of both…
Updated 1 hour ago Chad Godfroy has saved every email from the U.S. Department of Education since submitting an application to have his federal student loans cancelled in 2015. Despite the continued wait, Godfroy, 38, took comfort in knowing his payments would be postponed as long as his claim was under consideration. He was elated…
MICHELLE OSullivan didnt hesitate when she was offered the chance to reduce her HECS debt and stay in the country town she calls home. The director at Mathoura Preschool was the recipient of an incentive scholarship that gives $9000 to early childhood educators to help with education costs. Originally from Geelong, Michelle has worked at…
MICHELLE OSullivan didnt hesitate when she was offered the chance to reduce her HECS debt and stay in the country town she calls home. The director at Mathoura Preschool was the recipient of an incentive scholarship that gives $9000 to early childhood educators to help with education costs. Originally from Geelong, Michelle has worked at…