National Debt Relief recently shared in an article published July 2, 2016 some very useful consumer tips to help them manage their mortgage payments. The article titled “What To Do If Your Mortgage Payment Is Dragging Your Finances Under” looks at various ways to help people stay on top of their house payments. Miami, FL…
Residents encouraged to seek debt advice over unpaid council tax A CHARITY is encouraging residents in Windsor and Maidenhead to seek advice on dealing with debts, as its revealed that the Royal Borough is owed around £5.6 million worth of council tax. Debt advice charity the Money Advice Trust runs the National Debtline, which receives…
Soaring college costs and rising student loan debt are huge issues in this year’s presidential election. Right now, Americans carry nearly $1.4 trillion not million or billion, but trillion in student-loan debt, according to MarketWatch. That number grows by $2,726 every second. What’s even more alarming is that students with small amounts of student debt…
There has been a massive rise in the number of people seeking help with council tax debt. As arrears in payments to the local authority continue to mount, the issue has become the top reason for people seeking help with financial issues from Citizens Advice. In the past council tax has been frozen but there…
A new poll of senior leaders from Midwest Farm Credit lenders shows commodity prices as the greatest challenge facing their customers. Farm Credit lenders are responding to this by providing services to restructure the financial situations of their customers. In a new “AgriThought” report, Jerry Lehnertz, senior vice president of Credit at AgriBank, examined the…
A Brazilian court has approved the reorganisation of the debt of Shree Renuka Sugars ‘ subsidiary in the country. The recast slashes Renuka Vale do lvai’s debt by Rs 168 crore, the company’s management said. While the plan to restructure the debt was approved by creditors on June 6, the court order came on Tuesday,…
Customers are to be given more reminders over the end of promotional periods and more ability to choose payment dates, following a study of the market by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The watchdog set out the measures in the hope consumers will get a better deal and pay less for debts. More rules are…
Chinas national team is getting bigger. After stepping into the currency and equity markets repeatedly over the past year to stem declines, government-linked entities are now spurring capital inflows by raising money offshore and bringing it home. Sales of dollar bonds by some of Chinas biggest state-run firms rose to a record $18.7 billion in…
Woolworths is cutting 500 jobs, closing 30 stores and looking to sell EziBuy as the struggling supermarket chain pushes ahead with a major restructure. The moves to make to supermarket chain more efficient will mean restructuring costs of $959 million to be recognised in the 2016 financial year results. CEO Brad Banducci says the turnaround…
How VET FEE-HELP debt went from costing taxpayers $325m to $3b Karen Andrews is the fourth vocational education minister in the past year. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen Former Labor treasurer Wayne Swan says no such unit existed when he was deputy to prime ministers Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. Photo: Stefan Postles Education Minister Simon Birmingham.…