An article in the Financial Times makes a case for the current turmoil in Turkey being of benefit to Greece. U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has said that Greeces creditors should let Greece restructure its debt so that the country can play a role as an anchor of regional stability in…
A new employee benefit loan scheme (EBL) that promotes workers financial wellbeing and acts as an alternative to high-interest payday lenders, is expanding into the Liverpool city region. Following a full trial of its EBL scheme in East Lancashire, FairQuid has targeted Merseyside for the first stage of its roll-out programme. And it has teamed…
Murray Energy Corp [MUYEY.UL], one of the largest privately held U.S. coal miners, is working with investment banks to renegotiate terms of its credit agreements in a bid to stave off bankruptcy, people familiar with the talks said on Monday. The talks underscore the industry’s challenges as governments have curbed the use of coal at…
Jul 19, 2016 1:19 pm ET The White House just released a big report on student debt that contains all the familiar horrors about for-profit schools, indebted dropouts and students defaulting on their loans. But it has an interesting conclusion: That growing stack of $1.3 trillion in st… Read the full article at: http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2016/07/19/student-debt-helps-not-harms-the-u-s-economy-white-house-says/
The White House just released a big report on student debt that contains all the familiar horrors about for-profit schools, indebted dropouts and students defaulting on their loans. But it has an interesting conclusion: That growing stack of $1.3 trillion in student debt is helping, not hurting, the U.S. economy. That conclusion is sure to…
The New Jersey Republican Party has paid off the half-million dollars in debt it owed to creditors in the aftermath of the George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal, according to a filing made public by state campaign-finance regulators on Tuesday. A fund-raiser held by Donald Trump in May appeared to help considerably. The party’s filing with…
By Reuters Published: 10:07 EST, 19 July 2016 | Updated: 10:07 EST, 19 July 2016 By Jessica DiNapoli July 18 (Reuters) – Murray Energy Corp, one of the largest privately held U.S. coal miners, is working with investment banks to renegotiate terms of its credit agreements in a bid to stave off bankruptcy, people familiar…
A charity that helps people manage their finances and gives them a hand up rather than a hand out has received a donation of £200. The Salvation Army Debt Advice Service was given the cheque by ASDA Dunstable through its green tokens scheme, which enables customers to vote for selected local causes. Salvation Army spokeswoman…
PARAMUS The family of a Paramus man found dead in Palisades Interstate Park is asking for help paying for funeral expenses and to settle $50,000 of student debt he left behind. The family of Colin Everett said on a GoFundMe page said they are now responsible for Everett’s student debt. Everett went missing in late June in…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) — More than 43 million people across the country have been shackled by student loan debt. One in 10 of those people let their loans default. “It’s easy to get a student loan, it’s more difficult to remember to pay it back,” said Dick Smelser, Director of Financial Aid at Pellissippi State…