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American Debt: Increase for Credit Card Balances in Q1 2024

Consumer debt continues to accelerate at an alarming rate—particularly credit card debt—driven by a culture of consumption. Credit card debt is one of the most worrisome due to the high interest rates charged by credit card companies, which can leave…
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Rite Aid bankruptcy plan approved, cutting $2 billion in debt

A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Friday approved Rite Aid’s restructuring plan, allowing the pharmacy chain to cut $2 billion in debt and turn over control of the company to a group of its lenders. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan approved Rite…
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BIS sends government debt warning before important elections

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) – The Bank for International Settlements warned on Sunday that rising government debt levels amid a number of major elections this year could roil global financial markets. Dubbed the central bankers’ central bank, the BIS said…
Educational News

Education Loans Hit Hardest As Bad Debt Rises In Personal Loans

Bad debt in the personal loans sector is increasing, with defaults highest in the education segment and lowest in housing, according to an RBI report. Non-performing assets or NPA in education personal loans are at 3.6 percent, compared to 1.8…
Government News

What to expect from the housing market in the second half of 2024, according to real estate experts

Experts are torn about where exactly the housing market is headed in the latter half of the year. “Mostly, we think the housing market is going to improve over the next half of the year,” Glenn Kelman, chief executive of Redfin, a real estate…
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Americans Are Carrying Record Household Debt into 2024

While the new year marks a time for new beginnings and a fresh start, millions of Americans entered 2024 with more debt and less to put in their checking and savings accounts. At the start of the year, U.S. household debt…
Bankruptcy News

Credit card debt in the U.S. hits all-time high of $930 billion—here’s how to tackle yours with a balance transfer

Credit card debt hit a record high of $930 billion for Americans in the final quarter of 2019, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released on Feb. 11. That’s a $46 billion increase in credit…
Legal News

New rule would eliminate medical debt from credit reports

A new proposal by the Biden administration would protect Americans from having their credit history cratered by medical bills. The rule change, announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on June 11, would prevent almost any medical debt from appearing on…
Educational News

FTC Acts to Stop Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme that Took Millions from Consumers in First Case under the Impersonation Rule

In its first case under the Impersonation Rule, the Federal Trade Commission has stopped a student loan debt relief scheme that bilked more than $20.3 million from consumers seeking debt relief by pretending to be affiliated with the Department of Education.…
Government News

A brief drop in mortgage rates caused a huge surge in demand, but it may be short-lived

Mortgage rates dropped for much of last week, causing total mortgage application volume to surge nearly 16% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. But rates jumped back up again after a stronger-than-expected…