Before spreading financial wealth knowledge to others, Jasmine Hall was thousands of dollars in debt and was seeking the answer to well-being. CHARLOTTE, N.C. Jasmine Hall was a single mother with two young children. At the time, she was in so much debt she decided to take her kids and move back home to start all…
Before President Biden took office, Catherine McDermott-Coffin, 76, was resigned to spending the rest of her life repaying $148,966 in federal student loans. The clinical psychologist had worked with incarcerated women at a state prison for more than a decade while paying down her graduate school loans work that should have qualified her for a…
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When former New South Wales builder Troy Loh’s Matrix Group company collapsed in 2021 it was almost $3 million in debt to more than 200 contractors who weren’t paid. Now that Loh is working on new projects under a new business name, Matilda Build Australia, anger has arisen amongst those who were left tens of…
Wrekin Housing Group Andy Giddings BBC News Online 56 minutes ago A debt specialist has said the government’s Budget did not go far enough to help struggling households. The chancellor announced a 2p cut in National Insurance, an increase in the threshold for child benefits payments and an extension to a government fund to help…
As we predicted in earlier issues of Davies Insolvency Now, the year 2023 reflected the anticipated increase in business insolvency activity. In this issue, we perform a comparative review of business insolvencies from 2023, examine the fluctuating volume and decreasing asset values, look at how CCAA activities surged, breakdown small business insolvencies and present a…
Spring Budget 2024 speech as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Delivered on: 6 March 2024 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Madam Deputy Speaker As we mourn the tragic loss of life in Israel and Gaza, the Prime Minister reminded us last week of the need to fight extremism and heal divisions.…
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Chancellor Jeremy Hunt presented his highly-anticipated spring Budget on Wednesday, delivering on his widely-expected 2 per cent cut to national insurance. Amongst Mr Hunts other policy announcements came changes to child benefits, a…
Daniel Birdseye. (Photo: Dearborn County Sheriffs Law Enforcement Center) (Lawrenceburg, IN) The man accused of robbing Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg the evening of Saturday, March 2 is being held on a $1 million bond in Dearborn County. 39-year-old Daniel Birdseye was arrested in a wooded area near the casino after the incident, and was formally…
A bankrupt British socialite has said he did not purchase a centuries-old portrait which is at the centre of a High Court legal dispute. James Stunt and his father, Geoffrey Stunt, are fighting a legal battle with James Stunts trustees in bankruptcy over the Sir Anthony Van Dyck painting, The Cheeke Sisters. The trustees claim…