LSS ‘bootcamp’ to help college grads manage debt – Sioux Falls Argus Leader

LSS Center for Financial Resources logo(Photo: Lutheran Social Services) Student loan debt is the norm for Augustana University junior Lydia Simmons. “I don’t know anybody that’s coming out of college without loans,” Simmons said. The 20-year-old philosophy, Spanish and music student’s plans on owing $15,000 after she graduates, which is about half of what the average…

Seven Years After Devastating Earthquake, Haiti Struggles with Debt and Hurricane Matthew Recovery – Common Dreams (press release)

WASHINGTON – Haiti’s debt approaches $2 billion dollars as it recovers from Hurricane Matthew and remembers the devastating earthquake that shattered the country seven years ago. After the 2010 earthquake, most of Haiti’s debt was wiped out following a campaign led by Jubilee USA. $300 million in Haiti’s debts were cancelled through a specially created International…