BERLIN The German parliament has approved a debt relief package for Greece that is meant to help wean the country off its rescue loans as its eight-year bailout program comes to a close. Lawmakers in Berlin voted 410-226 on Friday to support the package, which Greeces European creditors and the International Monetary Fund agreed on…
Barbados is the latest popular holiday destination to introduce a tax on tourists, which could see families forced to pay more than £200 extra for a fortnights stay. However, while many countries and resorts impose visitor levies to mitigate the environmental impact of mass tourism, the Caribbean island is doing so to raise money to…
BERLIN (AP) The German parliament has approved a debt relief package for Greece that is meant to help wean the country off its rescue loans as its eight-year bailout program comes to a close. Lawmakers in Berlin voted 410-226 on Friday to support the package, which Greece’s European creditors and the International Monetary Fund agreed…
Residential mortgage borrowers’ lending has blown out to more than 40 per cent of their disposable income, or 30 per cent above maximum recommended levels, Canstar analysis shows. The only recorded higher percentage of income used to service debt is 23 years ago when house prices were a quarter of current prices and comparable loans…
State Representative Dan Ramos (D-Lorain) introduced the Ohio Learn Tax credit on Thursday. He hopes it will address the issue of college affordability plaguing families across the state. “This could be one of the biggest tax breaks in Ohio history. This will essentially lower the cost of a college education to 90% for parents,” he…
Dealing with credit card debt doesnt have to make you feel hopeless. One strategy that could help is debt consolidation. When you consolidate your credit card debt, you take out a personal loan for an amount equal to your total credit card debt. Then, you pay your cards off with that loan. That puts all your…
Financial struggles for employees also create problems for employers. Counting down to payday is a stressful, but all too common practice. Unfortunately, an August 2017 CareerBuilder survey found that the vast majority (78 percent) of the 3,462 full-time U.S. workers polled said they live paycheck to paycheck. Related: Help With Student Loans Is the ‘Hot’ New…
Is Bank of the Ozarks making overly risky loans? Getty Images If you need relief from your high-interest loans or credit card debt, you may be considering a personal loan. Offered by many banks and credit unions, personal loans let you consolidate or refinance your debt into a lower-interest loan with one fixed monthly payment.…
ROME, May 17 (Reuters) – A proposal by the 5-Star Movement and the far-right League to exclude government bonds held by the European Central Bank from countries debt calculations can help Italy meet European rules on debt reduction, a 5-Star lawmaker told Reuters on Thursday. A draft policy agenda drawn up by the two parties…
Small ways you can save To save in small ways, Tretina ditched cable and money-eating subscriptions like Netflix and Amazon. The money I spent on cable, I automatically applied that to my loans, she says. She also used coupons when she went grocery shopping and cooked most of her meals at home, which allows her…