Lending Club is a peer-to-peer lending company, connecting borrowers and investors with one another in the financial equivalent of a dating site. Admittedly, they have a very good platform in place to facilitate this. Whats even more amazing, though, is that they continue to improve it by adding new loan programs and features. Recently, they…
Sovereign debt levels and debt servicing costs have risen in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in recent years and will continue to do so in 2016 and 2017, Fitch Ratings says. The high share of concessional debt means that interest costs are not excessive for most countries in the region, but their increase makes fiscal consolidation more…
By Maiya Keidan | LONDON/BENGALURU LONDON/BENGALURU Johnston Press (JPR.L) shareholder Crystal Amber Fund Ltd CRS.L can help management avoid a poor debt restructuring deal, the hedge fund’s chief executive officer told Reuters. “We have a good track record of assisting companies,” Richard Bernstein told Reuters on Tuesday, ahead of London-listed activist manager Crystal Amber disclosing…
Dave Ramsey Published Oct 1, 2016 at 8:00 am (Updated Sep 30, 2016 at 7:06 pm) Bigger issue: when a husband refuses to help his wife tackle a mountain of credit card debt she faces, there is a relationship problem, warns Dave Ramsey
Theres no doubt about it: The cost of mesothelioma treatment can be very high. Such high costs can leave many patients and their families with the question of how to pay for such therapies. And in a lot of cases, the only option may be going into debt. Nobody wants to be in debt, but…
Yes, there’s such a thing as phantom debt collectors. And, yes, you can get contacted about a payday loan debt you simply don’t owe. Just ask intrepid consumer reporter Bob Sullivan, who received his very own debt collection note after simply reaching out to a payday loan company (and alleged phantom debt collector) for a story.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department is pursuing debt collection rather than debt relief for nearly 80,000 former students of Corinthian Colleges, despite federal and state findings that the now-defunct for-profit chain defrauded students, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in a blistering critique of the administration’s actions. The Massachusetts Democrat reported the findings of a staff…
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio wants to help college students avoid accumulating a lifetime of unpayable debt and help those who are already struggling. The Oregon Congressman, who is running for a record 16th term, introduced a bill he calls the Helping Improve Grants for Higher Education & Repayment of Expensive Debt Act. … Read the…
Jordan deal sealed, Ratio to issue debt to help fund Leviathan development Just days after the Leviathan partners signed a key contract to sell natural gas to Jordans electric power company, one of the fields partners is getting ready to tap the debt market. Ratio, which holds 15% of the field, said Thursday it…
By Associated Press Published: 07:46 +10:00, 30 September 2016 | Updated: 07:46 +10:00, 30 September 2016 e-mail WASHINGTON (AP) The Education Department is pursuing debt collection rather than debt relief for nearly 80,000 former students of Corinthian Colleges, despite federal and state findings that the now-defunct for-profit chain defrauded students, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said in…