TD Bank Group backs program to help human trafficking victims eliminate debt

“Through our corporate citizenship platform, the TD Ready Commitment, we are proud to support the expansion of VST’s Reclaim program designed to provide immediate financial relief and help those affected by human trafficking reclaim feelings of freedom, healing, and self-determination,” said Alicia Rose, AVP, Social Impact & Strategy, Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship at TD Bank.…

Probing the explosive growth of sports gambling

U of A political scientist Fiona Nicoll says she has never seen anything like the viral spread of sports betting online. “I feel like we’re looking down the barrel of an enormous wave (like a surfer),” says Nicoll, who is a former Research Chair in Gambling Policy and local research co-ordinator for the Alberta Gambling…

Options to get over credit card debt

A new report shows Americans have more than 1.2 trillion in credit card debt. One nonprofit says they have resources to help. A newly-released report shows credit card debt soaring to record levels, with Americans owing more than $1.2 trilling at the end of 2024. The data, released Thursday by the Federal Reserve Bank of…