You’ve seen ads offering lower student loan monthly payments and even debt forgiveness. You’re skeptical, but one small part of you hopes that maybe, just maybe, there is a way to get help paying off your student loans. The ad might even call it the “Obama Student Loan Forgiveness Program.” Help paying off a student…
DetailsAnthony Alexander found himself $8,000 in debt from hospital bills and other expenses last year when a commercial for United Debt Services, a Frisco-based debt settlement company, came on his mom’s TV. Its claim? It will get you out of debt. Alexander, a 33-year-old mailman from Little Rock, signed up in February 2015 and paid…
DetailsWhat $100,000 in student debt feels like You’ve seen ads offering lower student loan monthly payments and even debt forgiveness. You’re skeptical, but one small part of you hopes that maybe, just maybe, there is a way to get help paying off your student loans. The ad might even call it the “Obama Student Loan…
DetailsAug. 16, 2016 2:24 p.m. ET MADRIDRenewable-energy and engineering company Abengoa SA said Tuesday it expects at least 75% of creditors to approve its restructuring plan by Sept. 30, a key hurdle for the company as it aims to stave off what would be Spains largest-ever corporate bankruptcy. Abengoa said in a regulatory filing that…
DetailsBy Katie Lobosco Published 08/16 2016 03:05PM Updated 08/16 2016 03:05PM Copyright 2016 Cable News Network/Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) You’ve seen ads offering lower student loan monthly payments and even debt forgiveness. You’re skeptical, but one small part of…
DetailsDebt relief companies capitalize on borrowers who fall behind on their loans. Whether it’s credit cards, auto loans or student loans, the promise to help people with their debt is a siren call for people who have lost control of it. Student loan debt relief companies are plying an especially insidious trade. They charge borrowers…
DetailsZdenk Bakala looks on during the presentation of the Václav Havel Library in March 2011, in Prague | Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images Czech politicians follow Poland and Hungary in attacking their liberal elites. By Benjamin Cunningham 8/16/16, 5:35 AM CET Updated 8/16/16, 10:50 AM CET PRAGUE The Czech Republic is gearing up for regional…
DetailsUnknown didn’t crimp the company’s confidence as it raised its earnings guidance for the more So far, so good for Dicks Sporting Goods overcoming the expected sales slump from the liquidations of two of its competitors, The Sports Authority and the Sports Chalet. The Findlay-based sporting goods retailer reported a quarter better than expected and…
DetailsDear Annie: I apparently failed as a parent at teaching my daughter financial responsibility. I raised her as a single parent and worked hard to provide for us. After a few difficult years when she was young, I achieved a fair degree of financial success as a professional. I must have made her think money…
DetailsA higher education advocacy group is looking to bring attention to student debt relief companies marketing to borrowers services they could be getting free from the federal government. Student Debt Crisis, a group that advocates on student loan issues through petitions and outreach efforts, says debt relief companies, while legal, often aggressively market services to…
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