LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) – New developments in a story weve been looking in to for a while: Student loan debt. It affects tens of millions of Americans, and many end up seeking help to pay off their growing debt. A federal agency is now accusing one of the companies people turn to for help…
They paid off their $330,000 mortgage in five years. Photo courtesy of Talaat and Tai McNeely TaiMcNeely almost didn’t marry her now-husband Talaat after discovering he had debt: he owed more than $30,000 from credit cards and vehicles. Talaat wasn’t alone in his financial struggles. The average American household carries $5,700 in credit card debt…
With a swipe here and a swipe there, it can be easy to live your life on plastic and pile up debt. Youre not alone: U.S. households carried credit card balances that totaled $815 billion in debt in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Sticking to a…
Sean Pyles, NerdWallet Published 11:00 a.m. ET Aug. 15, 2018 CLOSE Millennials feel theyre being held back…by their credit score that is. Buzz60’s Sam Berman has the full story. Buzz60 Buried in debt(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto) With a swipe here and a swipe there, it can be easy to live your life on plastic and pile…
Good morning, this is Richard Parkin bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Wednesday 15 August. Top stories At least 23 people have been killed in the Italian city of Genoa after a bridge collapsed, with the debris from an 80m section of the Morandi Bridge being described by eyewitnesses as an apocalypse. A…
Centrelink is for the first time trialling a version of its automated debt recovery system on the nations most vulnerable welfare recipients, bypassing previous safeguards designed to protect those with severe mental illness, intellectual impairment or drug addiction. Welfare recipients whose files are marked with a vulnerability indicator have so far been exempt from Centrelinks…
To determine which credit cards are best for getting out of debt, CNBC Make It compiled a list of 25 highly rated cards, most of which are recognized as balance-transfer cards. Others are considered cash-back cards first but still have features that help users get out of debt. We vetted each card based on its…
Tally Growing up in the woods of Breckenridge, Colorado, and homeschooled by fundamentalist Christian parents, Jason Brown remembers being constantly anxious about money. When he finally left to start college at Boston University, he had no financial support from his parents and relied on scholarships and loans. He helped pay off his debts by starting…
TERESA RAMSEY/STUFF Thames Coromandel CAP Debt Help Centre manager Eleanor Birrell, with Equippers Church Pastor Ryan Sims. A free budget service has been launched to help fight poverty in the Thames-Coromandel and Hauraki districts. The Thames Coromandel CAP Debt Help Centre will be launched on August 16, with support from Thames Equippers Church and Christians…
Q: My husband and I recently divorced. Im having a hard time adjusting to the single life. When we were together, we had more money coming in, but now Im renting a one-bedroom apartment, which costs me $1600, not including my hydro and internet. Ive also got car expenses and my cellphone bill. I only make…