Banks and other lenders are being urged to do more to help consumers in a debt trap thanks to mounting credit card bills. The financial watchdog ASIC says it expects card providers to identify people in difficulty after finding 18.5 per cent of cardholders were behind in repayments, could make only the minimum repayments or…
Almost one in six people struggle with credit card debt, and balance transfers don’t always help cut the amount of interest consumers pay, the financial regulator says. A review carried out by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to be released on Wednesday shows 18.5 per cent of consumers are struggling with credit card debt.…
One in five credit card holders are struggling to make repayments, while honeymoon rates to lure customers to new cards can create a “debt trap”, the corporate regulator has warned in a broadside that calls on banks to take steps to ensure customers aren’t lumbered with prolonged, high-interest credit card debt. After the banking royal…
How you can help get rid of medical debt in Charlotte area CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Action 9 wanted to do something about the problem of medical debt in our area and found a non-profit called RIP Medical Debt, which buys medical debt for pennies on the dollar and pays it off for people. WSOC-TV donated…
Columbia Fireflies launched a campaign to help SC veterans with medical debt. (Source: Columbia Fireflies) (WIS) - Ahead of Independence Day, the Columbia Fireflies announced a campaign to retire the medical debt of veterans across South Carolina. More than 700 veteran families have a combined $800,000 in medical debt in South Carolina. The team and its fans…
Video PlayerClose ATHENS, July 1 (Xinhua) — Most Greeks question the two agreements the government reached in June this year on the Greek debt relief and the resolution of the Macedonia name row, according to a new survey released this weekend. The 51 percent of respondents in the Metron Analysis poll conducted for “Ta Nea”…
ATHENS, July 2 (Reuters) – Relief measures agreed with Greeces official creditors to help render its debt load sustainable will help smoothen the countrys return to market financing, the Bank of Greece said in a monetary policy report on Monday. But it warned that in the longer term, debt sustainability hinges on maintaining the fiscal…
Barbados is the latest popular holiday destination to introduce a tax on tourists, which could see families forced to pay more than £200 extra for a fortnights stay. However, while many countries and resorts impose visitor levies to mitigate the environmental impact of mass tourism, the Caribbean island is doing so to raise money to…
BERLIN The German parliament has approved a debt relief package for Greece that is meant to help wean the country off its rescue loans as its eight-year bailout program comes to a close. Lawmakers in Berlin voted 410-226 on Friday to support the package, which Greeces European creditors and the International Monetary Fund agreed on…
Barbados is the latest popular holiday destination to introduce a tax on tourists, which could see families forced to pay more than £200 extra for a fortnights stay. However, while many countries and resorts impose visitor levies to mitigate the environmental impact of mass tourism, the Caribbean island is doing so to raise money to…