Taxpayers funding ‘debt collection’ for toll road giants as bills mount up – 9news.com.au

Australia is in the middle of a toll crisis, with unpaid bills clogging the court system and diverting police resources as people face gigantic financial penalties. With bills running to the hundreds of thousands of dollars, ordinary Australians are being arrested and brought to face court. Victoria Legal Aid’s Damien Stock said unpaid toll bills…

HILDA report: Welfare experts put spotlight on financial abuse in wake of national debt survey – ABC Online

Welfare experts are raising concerns about rising levels of financial abuse among couples in the wake of a national survey showing Australians are suffering from increasing levels of financial stress. Key points: Welfare expert says households are “struggling on multiple fronts” financially Keeping debt secret from other partner is a form of abuse, she…

The bragged they’d get you out of debt. They ripped off $70 million, Florida says. – Miami Herald

In a debt-relief scheme that affected about 15,000 people across the country, three telemarketing executives headquartered in Pompano Beach and using a branch in Panama bilked victims out of an estimated $70 million, according to the Florida Attorney Generals Office, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the attorney working to retrieve assets in the complex…

An Australian Entrepreneur And Ron Suber Want To Fix America’s Student Debt Crisis With A Fintech Solution – Benzinga

A trillion-dollar black cloud of student debt hangs over multiple generations of Americans. Student debt is delaying marriages, major purchases, home ownership and general enjoyment of life for millions of people. Theres more student debt than even credit card debt. Somethings gotta give at some point, but before that happens, there are fintech companies stepping…