THE GOVERNMENT is being urged to put a ‘Breathing Space’ scheme into place to help people who are mired in debt. Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland has joined calls in parliament for the introduction of the scheme which is supported by The Childrens Society and StepChange Debt Charity. Under the proposals people seeking debt…
THE GOVERNMENT is being urged to put a ‘Breathing Space’ scheme into place to help people who are mired in debt. Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland has joined calls in parliament for the introduction of the scheme which is supported by The Childrens Society and StepChange Debt Charity. Under the proposals people seeking debt…
The proportion of first-home buyers relying on help from their parents to enter the property market has more than doubled since the 1970s, helping keep steady the size of loans relative to the value of dwellings, Reserve Bank of Australia research shows. In a provocative speech by Reserve Bank assistant governor Luci Ellis, the Reserve…
Minnesota legislators are attempting again to address rising levels of student debt. Both the Senate and House will be receiving bills similar to the tax credit proposal included in the failed 2016 tax bill. Provisions in that bill would have provided tax credits of up to $1,000 for college graduates paying off student loans. On…
Credit up to $1,000 for those paying 10% of income on student loans. Minnesota Senator Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) has introduced a bill that he believes will help a group that is often overlooked in the college-affordability discussion. Senate File 941 is a tax credit of up to $1,000 for those individuals paying at least 10…
20:30 07 February 2017 Jane Hunt Peter and Sylvia Stuart A former asylum seeker with gambling debts murdered a Suffolk couple he had been told were millionaires, it has been alleged. … Read the full article at: http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/man_accused_of_weybread_double_murder_had_gambling_debts_ipswich_crown_court_told_1_4880847
A CHARITY’S campaign to help families in debt is being backed by Dudley North MP Ian Austin. The Children’s Society recently released a report, detailing the impact debt has on families. It found that personal debt has risen steadily for years and for some families particularly those on low incomes – debt repayments and creditor…
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – For those struggling to make ends meet, payday loans sometimes can be the only option for fast cash. However that quick money can haunt you for a while as many people can’t seem to get out of the cycle from taking these loans out-and the skyrocketing interest rates to pay it…
LONDON Greece is poised to call in Rothschild, one of the oldest financial firms in the world, to help it navigate its current debt crisis, according to a report in the Financial Times. The FT reports that Greece is about to appoint Rothschild as its sovereign debt advisor, replacing US investment bank Lazard, which worked…
NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters caught up with officials from the IRS to find out more about their new debt collection program and how they’re going to protect taxpayers from getting scammed. The collection program came about because a law called the FAST Act passed in 2015 requiring the Internal Revenue Service to use private debt collectors…