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Sudan passes final hurdle to debt relief – Sudanese official
Sudanese residents shop at a bazaar in Khartoum, Sudan, May 4, 2019. REUTERS / Umit Bektas / File PhotoIMF: Sudan needs $ 7 billion in external financing in next two yearsGovernment struggles to finance fuel and medicine importsSudan HIPC…
Study examines financial vulnerability of older New Zealanders
Associate Professor Helen Roberts.A new study from the University of Otago has examined the financial vulnerability of older New Zealanders, with findings showing that Maori, Pacific Islanders and women have lower levels of financial…
Letter: Changes to GM Food Laws Will Put Public Health at Risk
As a long-time contributor to medical biotechnology, I write to express my deep disagreement with Camilla Cavendish (“We Must Overcome the Fear of Genetic Engineering in Our Food”, Opinion, June 19). Cavendish justifies the…
Remarks by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance at the signing of the loan with the…
REMARKS BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE MINISTER OF FINANCE
HONORABLE ANDREW A. FAHIE
WHEN THE LOAN IS SIGNED WITH THE BANQUE DE LA RÃPUBLIQUE
First of all, let me say good day and blessings from God to everyone.
I recognize…
Florida sports betting legalization initiative filed with the support of FanDuel and DraftKings…
The Florida 21-13 Initiative, sponsored by Florida Education Champions, was approved to participate…
PM360 CLIR Financials brings the automation needed to manage agency invoices
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan., June 28, 2021 / PRNewswire / - Today, PM360 introduced CLIR Financials, its invoice automation software that offers a new way forward for TV media financial operations. CLIR Financials is uniquely designed to…
North Metro survives pandemic in great shape
Despite the pandemic, Westminster, Thornton, Northglenn and Brighton all increased their net financial position by the end of 2020. Year-end financial reports show the four cities performed better last year than in 2019, but only after…
Women’s Leadership Award 2021: Community Impact Advocate of the Year
Gwendolyn Givens-JonesSenior Vice-President, Commercial Banking ServicesBank of America Gwendolyn (Gwen) Givens-Jones is Senior Vice President and Senior Director of Commercial Relations at Bank of America for the Los…
One For All: Greenwood Gearhart’s Evolution as a Multi-Family Office Reflects a Growing Region
Mary Ann Greenwood founded a pioneering woman-owned business in Fayetteville in 1982 when she started MA Greenwood & Associates, a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). As a woman in a male-dominated industry, particularly in a…
HONDA law could increase public-private partnerships for affordable housing – Business…
Legislation passed by New York lawmakers that allows the conversion of distressed commercial properties into permanent affordable housing could trigger more partnerships between private real estate investors and the state, real estate…
CMS Proposes $ 310 Million In-Home Payments Increase and HHVBP Nationwide Expansion
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday proposed plans to expand the home health value-based purchasing model (HHVBP) nationwide by the start of l 'next year. The agency did so in its proposed payment rule…
Regions Financial Corp. receives the results of the 2021 voluntary stress test
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - The Federal Reserve communicated to Regions Financial Corp. (NYSE: RF) that the company exceeded all minimum capital levels under the Federal Reserve's supervisory stress test. The…
How former OKash CEO wants to fight fraudsters and chronic debtors in Nigeria • Techpoint Africa
The lack of a central database to identify repeat offenders is probably a bigger problem than the threat of financial fraud in Nigeria.Companies rarely publish fraud and cyber attack cases, and the figures in independent reports are…
California lawmakers consider legislation to restrict payday lending – The Mercury News
California has a long history of allowing payday loans and its triple-digit interest rates, which many states see as predatory. But the legislature this week will consider a bill to curb payday lending, which critics say push financially…
Payday loan cost cap unveiled by George Osborne | Payday loans
George Osborne executed a hasty political turnaround, surprising even Liberal Democratic ministers in the coalition, when he ended years of resistance and announced a legal cap on the overall cost of payday loans.
As a sign of the speed…
Wonga, a ‘direct talk’ payday loan startup, found sending fake law firm letters –…
Wonga's staple TV ad campaign, featuring cute "elderly" puppets, carries the company's slogan "The Straight Talk Money". But, following a decision by the British regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British payday…
Poor people face greater financial hardship in regions with greatest income inequality
While some rely on friends and neighbors to help them with their groceries, the poor may need to put themselves at risk from COVID-19 by venturing on public transport for supplies. Depending on where they live, they may not trust anyone…
LA County fails to keep young incarcerated safe
A probation officer and an inmate at Camp Scudder, an LA County juvenile facility in Sylmar. (Bethany Mollenk of the Los Angeles Times)A little after the World Health Organization has declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic in the spring…
Most Disruptive MBA Startups of 2020: Tack, University of Virginia (Darden)
MBA program: University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
Industry: FinTech, Digital payments
Name (s) of the founding student: Alexander Spencer and Stephen Joy
Brief description of the solution: Tack is a payment platform that…
Payday Loans Still Popular Among Latvians / Article
Payday loans - short term loans with high interest rates - are still very popular among Latvians. A survey by the Center for Consumer Rights Protection (PTAC) reveals that 10% of Latvians have used these short-term loans…
Hy-Vee to Settle Data Breach Class Action
Hy-Vee has reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by customers whose credit and debit card information was leaked following a massive data breach at some of the company's stores, according to a published report.…
Keith Rabois Leads $ 1.5 Million Funding Round for “Even”, an Interest-Free Mobile…
A startup whose first product is a mobile money management app called Even, designed to provide low-income workers with interest-free credit to help them make ends meet between paychecks, has raised 1.5 million dollars in a fundraising…
Economics Seminar Series and Brown Bags | College of Business
Fall 2021 Seminar Series Calendar
Coordinators: Kym Pram (committee chair), Frank Fossen, Anna Solokova, Peter Toth, Dilek Uz and Jingjing Yang
All seminars are held in person, unless otherwise specified.
Spring 2021 Seminar Series…
Main Line ‘Payday Loan Godfather’ Jailed | New
PHILADELPHIA >> A 77-year-old Main Line man described as the "godfather of payday loans" was sentenced…
Zopa among cheapest personal loan providers as borrowers urged to shop
ZOPA has been rated as one of the cheapest personal loans on the market right now, but there are warnings that borrowers don't know how low the rates can be.
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Chattanooga’s salary king justified illegal business by donating money to charity
Carey Brown, right, speaks to funders at the launch of the Covenant Values Foundation.
Criminal convictions in a breakdown union › Carey Vaughn Brown - Criminal Wear, Crime›…
Payday Loans Decline As Lenders Exploit Loophole Local News
"That would have been a good law," says Bob Anderson, a consumer protection attorney for Legal Action Wisconsin who lobbied for payday loan reform in the 2009-2010 legislative session, when Democrats controlled the government. Legislative…
Dollar Financial ordered to reimburse £ 15.4 million to customers | Payday loans
Britain's second-largest payday lender was ordered to repay £ 15.4million to 147,000 customers after regulators discovered it was lending more to borrowers than they could afford to repay.
The Money Shop and other brands operated by Dollar…
Students go into debt to pay their rent
According to a student housing survey, more than a third take on more debt from commercial lenders to pay rent.
When we take into account students who have borrowed from friends, families and employers, the proportion…
Payday lender Cash America fined over allegations of robot signing, military scams
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) director Richard Cordray announced the fine on CashAmerica on Wednesday. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP) For five years, employees of Cash America, one of the nation's largest payday lenders, have…
Apps give workers instant access to wages, but at what cost?
Employers who sign up for these services like them because they don't affect their payroll operations - the funds requested come from so-called payroll companies - and can set them apart in a tight labor market. They can be linked to…