Category Archives: Debt Help

Free help with Centrelink ‘robo-debt’ | POLL | Cootamundra Herald – Cootamundra Herald

Legal Aid’s Julie Maron, Tahlena Galvin-Moule and Nicole Dwyer. Riverina residents worried about Centrelink debt notices can now have legal queries fast-tracked. Legal Aid has joined forces with community legal centres to give timely and independent legal advice for these people, including those who have received a so-called robo-debt or automated debt notice. Anyone calling LawAccess in relation to a Centrelink debt…

Messenger: Missouri lawmaker switches teams, files bill to help debt-collector clients – STLtoday.com

Five years ago, Bruce DeGroot was standing up for the little guy. The Missouri House was debating a bill that would have made it easier for out-of-state third-party debt collectors to win default judgments against poor people. These are the companies that buy up old credit card debt for pennies on the dollar and then…

Why should Somalia’s children starve to pay for a debt crisis they didn’t create? – The Guardian

Abdulrahman Mahamud is one of the lucky ones. I met the four-year-old two weeks ago at an emergency clinic in the town of Shada, in Puntland region an area at the epicentre of Somalias devastating drought. Diagnosed with severe malnutrition and pneumonia, Abdulrahman was brought to the clinic after his mother walked 90 miles in…

Bankruptcy Canada Releases Canadian Bankruptcy & Debt Help … – Canada NewsWire (press release)

… Read the full article at: http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/bankruptcy-canada-releases-canadian-bankruptcy–debt-help-resources-619829693.html

Bankruptcy Canada Releases Canadian Bankruptcy & Debt Help Resources – Yahoo Finance

New, easy to understand resources to help people in debt TORONTO, April 19, 2017 /CNW/ – Bankruptcy Canada has released a new range of tools, information and resources for Canadian debtors trapped in debt. Our Licensed Insolvency Trustee has produced valuable content to answer questions about how to get out of debt for people struggling…

National Debt Relief Looks At How Debt Consolidation In Las Vegas Can Help Consumers With Out Of Control Debt – Benzinga

Debt consolidation is a great repayment program that helps consumers riddled with debt and National Debt Relief explains more about it in a recent article published March 30, 2017. The article titled “When Is Las Vegas Debt Consolidation A Good Idea?” aims to help consumers riddled with debt in Las Vegas to be able to…

New legislation could be a boon to debt assistance benefits – Employee Benefit Adviser (registration)

Student loan debt is a huge financial burden for many millennials entering the workforce. Because of it, young professionals are jumping from one job to another searching for bigger and better pay to help drive down their monthly bill. In an effort to retain young talent, employers such as PricewaterhouseCoopers are offering to assist with…

Students owing $100000 in HELP debt rises 500pc as budget cuts loom – The Australian Financial Review

The number of student loan debtors owing over $100,000 under the federal government’s Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) is over five times higher than five years ago, according to the latest official figures. Taxation statistics released this month reveal a rapid escalation of student debt; nearly 11,000 people owe the government over $100,000 in 2015-16, up from…

In a bid to ease student debt, California considers a role in helping refinance private loans – Los Angeles Times

State treasurer and gubernatorial hopeful John Chiang is wading into the increasingly high-profile debate over college affordability with a new push for California to play a role in alleviating the burden of high-interest private student loans. Chiang is sponsoring legislation that would create a $25-million fund that would offer a degree of protection to student…

1 crucial thing every investor needs to know about debt – Motley Fool Australia

When you start investing, there are a lot of things that can trip you up. On the plus side, thanks to the internet and books written by highly skilled investors, there is also very little that can?t be learned. Here is one thing every beginner needs to know about company debt: Its Size This is simply how…