Measure of Relief

The US government has several new student loan schemes to make debt less debilitating. ……… Daniel de Vise reports …………… Suzie Dundas is at that stage of life when student loans loom larger than car leases or electricity bills. The $390 monthly payments seem to stretch into perpetuity. They are her largest monthly obligation aside from her rent, which Dundas has decided she can no longer afford. She is about to move in back with her parents. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-06 11:04:18

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Claims Number Deals Another Blow to Market

Claims Number Deals Another Blow to Market Posted by MarketBeat Staff Stock futures declined Thursday morning after the Labor Department ... will be in three years from now than where it will be at one o’clock this afternoon,” said Quincy Krosby ... that the government won’t use the Troubled Assets Relief Program to buy debt securities. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 13:41:27

That is the one question we are asked every single day.  Homeowners are confused with their options (or in some cases, their lack of options) ... is not doing the same tax relief as the federal government.  You may have a state tax liability ... the entire debt (on your first and second loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:07:27

Latest News in Goverment Grants and Debt Relief - Dec 23, 2008

UPDATE 1-US Fed grants CIT Group bank holding company status - Reuters UK 22 Dec 2008 at 5:25pm WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The U.S ... Money 19 Dec 2008 at 8:39am NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Government debt prices eased off record highs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 10:27:36

1-15-2009 (Thu Afternoon) Fin. & Econ. Activity

General Motors Corp. cut its estimate for 2009 U.S. industrywide auto sales to 10 ... in additional capital from the Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program, plus government ... 1970s, said Steven Meyerhardt, a spokesman at the Bureau of Public Debt in Washington. The early [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:20:17

Latest News in Goverment Grants and Debt Relief - Jan 06, 2009

Obama supports $300-billion tax-cut plan - Globe and Mail 6 Jan 2009 at 4:29am Fake Name from Canada writes: Snort … that’s going to fast-track the US government into bankruptcy. Apparently he is an empty suit after all. It’s not like they’re anywhere near solvent as things stand now, so a major cut to government revenues … EDPRS: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:26:07

India upholds 2009/10 debt plan overshoot risk seen

By Manoj Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI, Sept 29 - India will stick to its borrowing target for 2009/10, finance ministry officials said on Tuesday, but analysts warned drought relief spending may strain government finances and force it to ... [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 12:02:10

$2.3 billion in crown assets for sale. Will Flaherty spend the cash or pay down the debt?

The Canadian Press is reporting that Finance Minister Jim Flaherty hopes to keep the government out of deficit in part by selling $2 ... proposing a temporary removal of the right to strike in the public service, perhaps indicating ... the national debt, and use the interest savings for tax relief stimulus. Kevin Gaudet with the Canadian [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 02:11:48

GMAC: Snatching Victory From the Jaws of Bailout Defeat

It is much easier to win when you let the federal government do your negotiating for you ... , as a crucial $38 billion debt-exchange offer foundered and co-owner General Motors was struggling with the specter of bankruptcy. Yet GMAC succeeded, garnering $5 billion in Troubled Asset Relief [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 12:43:00

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