When I look back on the ups and downs of my struggle with compulsive gambling, I sometimes think back to the first time I was bailed out of my debt. When my parents learned about my gambling problem, they asked how much I owed. They subsequently paid off my debts. While that solved the immediate…
Compounding credit card debt needs to be addressed sooner than later, especially in today’s high-rate climate. Getty Images Being saddled with credit card debt is always damaging to your financial health. But in the economic landscape of recent years, it can be even more threatening than usual. With the average credit card interest rate just…
By JAMES TAPSFIELD, POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 22:08 AEST, 18 June 2025 | Updated: 22:08 AEST, 18 June 2025 The EU could hike charges for Brits to enter the bloc as part of efforts to pay off massive £200billion Covid debts, it was claimed today. A new levy could top up the seven euro…
The council will hire two new staff members to advise people on debt, but the overall pot of cash has been slashed Acorn members outside City Hall last month campaigning to stop the council using bailiffs(Image: Darren Shepherd) Budget cuts affecting debt advice services are due to hit some of the poorest people in Bristol…
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Medical debt financing and “patient access” companies are pitching their services to struggling rural hospitals nervous about keeping the doors open, as congressional Republicans consider healthcare cuts that could leave 16 million Americans without insurance. These companies, who act as middlemen between hospitals and patients, told the Guardian they could be a solution for cash-poor…
Venture debt firm Orbit Capital has announced the launch of its second investment fund, Growth Debt II, securing €100 million to support fast-growing technology companies in CEE that often fall outside traditional bank lending criteria. Following the success of its initial €40 million Growth Debt I fund, the new vehicle has already reached a first…
Byline Times is an independent, reader-funded investigative newspaper, outside of the system of the established press, reporting on ‘what the papers don’t say’ – without fear or favour. For digital and print editions, packed with exclusive investigations, analysis, features, and columns…. The UK Government is one of the biggest obstacles to the world’s poorest countries…
FAB, with the new eMACH.ai Lending platform, will be able to create collection strategies and streamline collection processes to reduce recovery costs. kingma photos / Shutterstock. First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has deployed a debt management solution from Intellect Global Consumer Banking (iGCB), a unit of Intellect Design Arena. The system is part of Intellect’s…
UK-based fintech company ClearScore has expanded its partnership with Oakbrook to grow the availability of direct settlement debt consolidation loans. Since 2016, Oakbrook’s debt consolidation loans have been available to eligible borrowers through ClearScore’s marketplace. By expanding their collaboration and integrating ClearScore’s Clearer technology, the two companies aim to allow loans to come with a…