About six months ago, the White House announced a campaign the Student Debt Challenge to raise awareness of the existence of income-driven repayment options. In this week’s post, the Student Loan Ranger updates readers on the initiative’s impact. There’s no argument that college can be expensive and the costs continue to rise. Recent statistics show…
A man accused of extortion admitted making dummy bids at a house auction to help a drug dealer sell his home and pay off a $110,000 debt, a jury has heard. Rocco Arico is alleged to have made threats to Arthur Vouthas and his family members in 2014 and 2015 unless he was paid back money he was owed,…
Plans to raid Queensland public servants’ superannuation fund have been highlighted as a factor by rating agency Standard and Poor’s in keeping the state’s credit rating steady. And it says Queensland could regain its AAA rating within two years. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Treasurer Curtis Pitt hand down the 2016 budget. Photo: Robert Shakespeare On Wednesday,…
Image Text: FUNDRAISING ACT: Tayo Aluko AWARD WINNING playwright and singer Tayo Aluko is to help raise funds for a centre campaigning to improve the rights and lives of women. Aluko is among artists who will perform at the Crossroads Womens Centres fundraising concert on Saturday (Oct 27). The event, at the community centre in…
Lambhua, Oct 19: To help the debt-trap and helpless farmers of Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi on Tuesday took a significant step and handed over keys of 28 newly built houses to families belonging to the weaker section. This happened in Lambhua block of Sultanpur, which is his own constituency. Poor…
Share: Facebook Twitter Ian Alleyne and his son Israel RELATED STORIES Former talk show host Ian Alleyne wept today, calling on fans and supporters to help him pay off a $748,000 debt he incurred for defaming a b… Read the full article at: http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20161018/news/ian-alleyne-in-tears-help-me-pay-my-debt
Many people who take out loans to pay off credit cards and other obligations wind up worse off, with more debt and more stress than before they applied. Some people, though, successfully use debt consolidation loans to turn a bad financial situation around. Emilie Burke of Raeford, North Carolina, is doing just that. Burke, a…
by: Clark Howard Updated: Oct 17, 2016 – 7:32 PM ATLANTA – Georgia State University student Elis Sanchez understands the burden of student debt. Right now I think I’m $14,000 to $15,000 in debt, he said. And hes not alone. The average college student in America holds $35,000 in student loan debt. It’s a number…
Three Australians executives for casino company Crown Resorts are reportedly being held in China. Its not just Crown thats been affected, with shares in The Star Entertainment Group als CHINAS highrolling whales have been a lucrative target for glamorous overseas casinos, with Australias booming entertainment groups reaping massive rewards. But the bubble may finally have…
Editors note: GoodCall writer Candace Talmadge continues her ongoing look at how well college students understand their student loans. In Part 1, she tracked the situations of three college students struggling with their debt. Part 2 looked at the effectiveness of college loan counseling. Today, she examines some alternative forms of counseling. Significant numbers of…