Not only are there safe debt relief services available, they may be able to save you money and get you out of debt faster. Getty Images/iStockphoto Credit card debt is a growing concern in the U.S., with total credit card balances rising by $50 billion to $1.13 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2023. This…
A Daughter of a Colombian Immigrant and Bilingual ESL Teacher for 20+ Years, Priscilla Received $117K of Student Debt Relief Under Public Service Loan Forgiveness To Date, Biden Administration Has Canceled $138B in Student Debt for Nearly 4 Million Borrowers WASHINGTON Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) is honored to welcome Priscilla Higuera Valentine as her guest…
Washington CNN President Joe Bidens plans to deliver widespread student debt relief were dealt a serious blow last year when the Supreme Court struck down his one-time student loan forgiveness program. But he has still managed to cancel more federal student loan debt than any other president. As the November election gets closer, Bidens…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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.…