ROHNERT PARK, Calif., Dec. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — PLUS loans are federal student loans available for graduate and professional students to help them pursue their advanced education dreams. However, with the higher interest rates and other contributing factors, borrowers who have PLUS loans often hold more debt than those who don’t. Higher debt means higher…
PITTSFIELD Berkshire Community College, with sponsorship from Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, is offering select students micro-grants to help them pay their past-due debts and stay on track to graduate. The program is called the “Guardian Value Scholarship,” which identifies students who are in good academic standing but unable to re-enroll due to college…
A lot of professional Democrats find themselves looking at the deficit implications of the tax bills House and Senate Republicans have endorsed and are wondering to themselves why it is that they bother to pay for any of the programs they create. As someone who has long been a proponent of caring less about debt,…
The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has successfully implemented the short-term debt relief measures for Greece over the course of 2017. The package is intended to reduce the interest rate risk on Greeces outstanding loans with the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and ESM. It is expected to substantially reduce the countrys debt burden over the…
WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is acutely aware of the urgent need to assist the Caribbean countries to build resilience, particularly in the context of the recent hurricanes that swept through the Lesser Antilles killing scores of people and leaving billions of dollars in damage. Related articles And we stand ready to…
Women in the United States are often at a disadvantage financially; they make only about 82 cents on the dollar when compared to their male counterparts, and they are less likely to look for new investments to increase their wealth. Women are 80% more likely than men to be stricken by poverty in their…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Nov 30, 2017) – Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform company, today announced that National Debt Relief is replacing its legacy contact center technology and moving all its customer communications to Twilio. In just 90 days, National Debt Relief rolled out a contact center solution built on Twilio’s scalable,…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Nov 30, 2017) – Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform company, today announced that National Debt Relief is replacing its legacy contact center technology and moving all its customer communications to Twilio. In just 90 days, National Debt Relief rolled out a contact center solution built on Twilio’s scalable,…
Image copyright Getty Images South Korea is to write-off the debts of as many as 1.6 million people in a move designed to ease the financial burden on low-income individuals. The scheme is open to certain Koreans who have struggled to repay debts of less than 10m won ($9,128; £6,826). Eligible people can apply to…
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Nov. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Recent reports agree that when it comes to student loan debt, where students live in the U.S. is just as important as their chosen major and college. States in the northeastern and midwestern regions of the U.S. have much higher student loan debt averages than the southern and southwestern…