debt
My Friend Is In Serious Debt. How Do I Help?
“She’d rather get food delivered three times a day than make one trip to the supermarket.”
Ordinary People Are Smuggling Millions for Drug Dealers
Tara Hanlon flew regularly to Dubai and described it as a “perfect life”. Then she got caught at Heathrow with £1.9m in vacuum-packed bags.
I Was Just Shut Out of Student Loan Forgiveness. And I’m So Tired.
I paid 136% of what I borrowed and was elated when President Biden announced his student loan cancellation plan. Then it all changed.'
Are My Student Loans Being Forgiven, Or What?
The Biden administration will no longer forgive student loans for hundreds of thousands of borrowers. Here's how to know if you're affected.
‘I Know I Have an Issue’: Does ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Convince People to Overspend?
“Buy now, pay later” companies say they’ve created “a fairer and more sustainable alternative” to credit cards. Some users say they also change spending habits for the worse.
Biden Pick for Fed Financial Oversight Post Invests in a Bunch of Crypto Firms
Michael Barr has invested in over 80 firms involved in crypto, debt collection, payday loans, and fintech.
Confused by Student Loan Interest Rates Going Up? Here's an Explainer
The interest rate on university loan repayments is going up to 12 percent. Here's how it'll affect your bank balance.
They Missed Student Loan Payments. Years Later, They’re Stuck in Credit Hell.
Thanks to a mysterious 1986 law, credit reporting on student loans is mandatory. For millions of Americans, that’s meant financial disaster.
Tommy Robinson Is Being Chased For His ‘Missing Millions’
The far-right activist was ordered to pay a Syrian teenager £100,000 in damages after losing a libel case but hasn't paid a penny.
I Took Out a £6,000 Loan to Go on Holiday – Then I Lost My Job
When I first took the loan, I didn’t think it would be that bad..
How I Crawled Out of £30,000 of Gambling Debt at 31
I was from a middle-class family and never went without – until I became addicted to gambling.
How Burying My Head in the Sand Left Me in £5,000 of Debt
With each letter, I chose the famously terrible method of “living my life as though the debt did not exist”. Here's how I managed to crawl out.