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Federal regulators and seven states are suing a New York-based debt relief company, claiming it bilked financially struggling customers out of more than $100 million in illegal and exorbitant fees without actually providing any debt relief. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the attorneys general of Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina and…
If you feel trapped by credit card debt, there are strategies you can use to pay your debts off faster. Mark Evans / Getty Images If you carry credit card debt from month to month, you may feel trapped. After all, credit cards generally come with high interest rates, and when you make minimum payments…
As 2024 starts, the good news is that there havent been any notable requests by a low-income country for comprehensive debt relief since Ghanas, more than a year ago. Despite this, vulnerabilities remain, with high debt servicing costs a growing challenge for low-income countries. Financing pressures due to relatively high interest payments and the pace…
The worlds poorest countries face ballooning debt service payments, record high refinancing costs, limited access to markets, and severely reduced capital inflows. Without action, 2024 will see a further rise in debt vulnerability potentially leading to reversals in development outcomes. In this context, the current global debt relief architecture has focused mostly on countries with…
When debt becomes overwhelming, debt relief and bankruptcy are two options for getting your life back on track. They work differently, and each has its pros and cons. Debt relief can involve consolidation and debt counseling, which involves lowering the cost of repayment but also debt settlement which involves repaying less than is owed in…
You know credit card debt can be expensive, but you might be shocked at exactly how costly it is. Chauntel Moore / Getty Images Credit cards are commonplace, and more than eight out of every 10 adult Americans have one in their wallet. These accounts make spending money relatively easy. All you need to do is…
Getty Images/iStockphoto Question: I am 61, married and want to retire at 62. My husband is 63. We both can get pensions with either a monthly payment or lump sum, and we both have 401(k)s, while I also have a traditional IRA. Our portfolio is currently worth around $1.4 million, which includes the lump sum…
Andrew FairIt’s about GPs not being at the selected specialty by graduates from Australian medical schools. In fact, Mel, about 30 years ago, 40 per cent of all graduates of Australian medical schools went into general practice and that was the situation when I started in medicine. But about six years ago, that number had…
Understanding Debt Consolidation The basic idea behind debt consolidation is that a borrower can combine multiple debts into one payment. The strategy can help to both simplify their monthly finances and make it easier to understand how debt repayment fits into their budget. Most debt consolidation loans have a fixed interest rate, which means a…