Showing posts with label Debt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Debt. Show all posts

Monday, September 28, 2015

Puerto Rico Officials to Testify on Debt Crisis Before Senate Panel

Puerto Rico Officials to Testify on Debt Crisis Before Senate Panel


The officials, who have said that their government would soon run out of cash, will tell the Senate Finance Committee why the island may need federal assistance.


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Thursday, September 10, 2015

New Data Gives Clearer Picture of Student Debt

New Data Gives Clearer Picture of Student Debt


The increases in debt and default rates are concentrated among students at for-profit and community colleges, even though those students borrow less on average.


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Your Money Adviser: Debt Collectors to Pay $61 Million in Consumer Refunds and Amend Their Practices

Your Money Adviser: Debt Collectors to Pay Million in Consumer Refunds and Amend Their Practices


The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also ordered the Encore Capital Group and Portfolio Recovery Associates to pay penalites and stop collections on some debt..


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Saturday, August 29, 2015

Puerto Rico Postpones Debt Plan

Puerto Rico Postpones Debt Plan


Citing time lost to a tropical storm, the government put off by one week a plan for a “negotiated moratorium” on $ 72 billion of debt.


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Thursday, August 27, 2015

In Debt: Flexible Venue Rules Play Important Role in Multimillion-Dollar Bankruptcy Filings

In Debt: Flexible Venue Rules Play Important Role in Multimillion-Dollar Bankruptcy Filings


There are trade-offs regardless of where a company files, but it can be beneficial for large companies to choose to file in locations where the judges have a lot of experience with bankruptcy cases.


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Friday, August 21, 2015

Debt Is Good

Debt Is Good


A problem with the economy may be that we aren’t in deep enough, not that we’re in too deep.


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