A college education can set you up for a lifetime though it can come with a hefty price tag: Some unfortunate students have gotten both a mountain of debt and an education that falls far short of their expectations. Across the nation, a few for-profit colleges have been deceiving students into taking out private loans…
Democrats hinted Thursday that they wont be too eager to help the GOP raise the governments debt ceiling later this year, adding another partisan problem to Republicans list of challenges. President Trump early in the day accused Democrats of obstruction over the debt ceiling, spurring House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to fire back that its…
I have always thought that education should be free. For Britain to become the template of modernity in a fast-changing globalised world, we need a highly skilled and educated workforce. So asking young people to take on huge amounts of debt to help secure our collective future seems unfair. Asking them to take on huge…
By Associated Press Published: 00:17 +10:00, 23 August 2017 | Updated: 00:22 +10:00, 23 August 2017 e-mail “Ask Brianna” is a column from NerdWallet for 20-somethings or anyone else starting out. I’m here to help you manage your money, find a job and pay off student loans – all the real-world stuff no one taught…
Last night’s Four Corners, titled ‘Betting on the House‘, focused on debt and its likely impact on home prices in Australia. Quite simply, at an individual level, debt is like a mouse wheel: it keeps going round and round, so long as the mouse is able to keep running. As it spins faster, it helps…
Operating a business is no mammoth task and needs planning and correct execution. However, at times you will find that you need to take mortgages for buying resources for your business. If you are not careful with debt management, there are high chances that you will borrow excess money and run into debts. There may…
Dear Liz: I’m 32 and have a little over $100,000 in student debt from undergraduate and graduate school. I’m trying to get my professional life on track, and I cant figure out how to pay the loans off. Everything I see online seems shady. What are the questions I need to be asking myself? What…
Almost a year after China rolled out steps to rein in soaring corporate leverage, concerns are rising that undeserving companies are benefiting while households are getting saddled with risks. The most important market news of the day. Get our markets daily newsletter. China unveiled guidelines for debt-to-equity swaps in October, part of measures to trim…
If you are 50 years of age or more and are paying EMIs of home loan, car loan, education loan, personal loan, education loan, gold loan, marriage loan, credit card EMIs, etc., it is high time you considered debt consolidation to ensure that by the time you retire, you would have no repayment burden…
Being in debt can be stressful, and it can be difficult to know what to do first, especially if youre constantly getting letters and calls from the companies you owe money to. You might be thinking about taking out a loan to pay back money you owe, but this can make the problem worse when…