Tag: Debt
Big Debt Plus Rising Interest Rates Equals DANGER
(Doug French, Mises Institute) If there is anything Wall Street banks crave is relief. Primarily relief from the potential for failure and, next, relief...
Your Credit Report May Be WRONG; Here’s What to Do About...
(Bev O'Shea, NerdWallet) Consumers filed complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in record numbers in 2020, according to a report released Monday by...
Biden Proposes Massive $1.9 Trillion in Handouts
(Money Metals Exchange) Metals markets and financial markets have seemingly been unaffected by recent political turmoil. Investors have been nonchalant in the face of...
What New Debt Collector Rules Mean for You
(Associated Press) Working with third-party debt collectors can be confusing and scary. For the more than 68 million U.S. adults with debt in collections,...
Joe Biden’s Endless River of Spending and Debt
(Reason) There are at least 11 trillion reasons to worry about what Joe Biden wants to do to our economy and freedoms.
He campaigned on a platform...
Keeping Your Credit Profile Healthy During a Pandemic
(Associated Press) Credit may not be top of mind for many consumers these days. But as the pandemic and its associated economic woes drag...
Trump Now Wants More Than $1.8 Trillion in Stimulus, Direct Payments
(Money Metals Exchange) Gold and silver markets slumped this week as stimulus talks faltered again in Washington.
Even though the White House upped its offer...
Feds: Fraudster Blew $30K in Vegas with Virus Loan Money
(Associated Press) A convicted bank robber from Rhode Island fraudulently obtained $600,000 in forgivable federal business loans and spent $30,000 in Las Vegas before...
US Treasury Projects Record $3.7 Trillion Deficit
Fitch: United States Credit Rating Outlook “Negative”
(Associated Press) The Treasury Department is projecting government borrowing of $947 billion in the current July-September period, which...
To Survive Financial Storm of Virus, States Turn to Congress
(Associated Press) State governments trying to weather the financial storm brought on by the coronavirus are borrowing billions of dollars and desperately trying to...
