CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – We’ve been in the throws of winter for a couple of months now, and there are two things we’ve come to expect: colder temperatures and high energy bills.

But what happens if you come up short and can’t pay to heat your home?

We’ve been checking on programs available to those who are struggling to keep up with those expenses.

“Just watch it go up and up,” said Jazmine Williams, who just moved to the area from Wilmington.

They got a house nearby, but haven’t received their first electric bill yet. Something she’s not looking forward to.

“We are having to run the heat more and more, we’re expecting our bill to be higher, even way higher than we’ve paid ever,” Williams explained.

And thinking of…

Credit card debt has become a massive issue for Americans over the last few years — and that problem is compounding rapidly, according to recent data. As of the fourth quarter of 2024, cardholders owed a collective $1.21 trillion on their credit cards — signaling a new record high and an increase of $45 billion from the prior quarter. Serious credit card delinquencies have been climbing, too, indicating that more and more Americans are struggling to keep up with their debt…

Provisional liquidators have been appointed to a Co Cork-based medical supplies company that alleges it is owed €1.2 million by the HSE.

PMD Device Solutions Ltd petitioned the High Court for the appointment on Friday, acknowledging that it is “clearly insolvent”, with over €14.6 million in liabilities set against €4.6 million in assets.

The company, with a registered office at Model Farm Road, Cork made a loss of over €900,000 over the last 13 months, the court heard.

Separately, PMD is subject of a court order restraining it from selling, transferring or providing access to patient data to any third party outside of the HSE, after the health authority claimed the company demanded payment to “maintain the integrity” of…

Minnesota leaders announced new legislation meant to address medical debt for residents in the state. The legislation includes a partnership with Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit that focuses on medical debt forgiveness.

Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA

In a one day media workshop organized by the Jubilee 2025 Africa Coalition, the Association of Members Episcopal Conference in Eastern Africa (AMECEA), Jesuits Justice and Ecology Network Africa, Caritas Africa and Hakimani Center on February 12^th 2025 at Radisson Blu hotel in Nairobi- Kenya, joined the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development in launching the Jubilee 2025 Debt Cancellation Campaign for countries in Africa who are in “dire fiscal situation, where debt servicing costs consume over 50% of national revenues”.

In his speech during this workshop of media personnel from various media houses in Kenya themed “Unpacking Africa’s Debt Crisi; Understanding…

“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.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – The Minnesota Attorney General is announcing new legislation aimed at reducing the burden of medial debt.

A livestream of the news conference can be viewed above. 

Sandwich stalwart Pret A Manger has…

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The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), through Caritas Zambia, has called for support from the stakeholders in the debt cancellation campaign which was launched on 31st January 2025 by the Zambian Catholic Bishops.

The ZCCB Caritas Executive Director Fr. Gabriel Mapulanga says that to kick-start the campaign, they look forward to working with civil society organizations, the government, opposition politicians, church mother bodies, other religious organizations that are not Christian, the media, and the lenders themselves.

Fr. Mapulanga says the Church intends to undertake several activities, such as conferences for stakeholders, marches, public awareness campaigns, and the distribution of placards to…