Among other things, GAO analyzed disclosures from popular cards; obtained data on rates and fees paid on cardholder accounts from 6 large issuers; employed a usability consultant to analyze and test disclosures; interviewed a sample of consumers selected to represent a range of education and income levels; and analyzed academic and regulatory
studies on bankruptcy and card issuer revenues.
Not exact matches
What's more, the
study found that
bankruptcy did not depend
on how much a player had earned in his career.
A
study released earlier this month suggests that the district is teetering
on the edge of
bankruptcy in large part because of state policies regarding school finance and «choice» — i.e., allowing more and more charter schools — and not because of «poor decisions» by local officials.
Full show notes, including a full transcript and links to everything we discussed today, including our
study on why women are filing
bankruptcy in higher numbers and links to the book Gail wrote with Victoria Rice, CEO of Everything, can be found at hoyes.com.
Using «elementary social science» to debunk a widely publicized
study on the role of medical bills
on personal
bankruptcy filings.
Our 2017 Joe Debtor
study on personal insolvency clearly reveals that the average person filing
bankruptcy in Ontario (or making a proposal) is not using credit to pay for luxuries, but is using credit to make ends meet.
In fact, based
on an update of our
bankruptcy study, the average consumer proposal filer earned an income that was 34 % higher than the average person filing
bankruptcy in 2017.
A new Senate bill is intended to end a couple of private student loan practices that have harmed borrowers.The American student loan crisis is garnering the attention of lawmakers, and now there are two new proposals in the Senate banking bill to ease the pressure debt is putting
on student loan borrowers, according to CNBC.The latest proposals aim to mitigate the negative effect of student loans would tackle how private student loan lenders approach the issue of a cosigner's death or
bankruptcy, as well as how defaults would be reported
on the borrower's credit report.Numerous
studies have pointed toward...
Because taxes are a big issue for our clients, we know from our Joe Debtor
study that 40 % of our clients owe money
on taxes when they file a consumer proposal or
bankruptcy with Hoyes Michalos.
According to our most recent
bankruptcy study, the average insolvent homeowner owes an additional $ 72,510 in unsecured debt
on top of his mortgage debt.
And as it is constantly evolving and changing
on an almost daily basis; I must constantly
study bankruptcy law so that I can keep abreast of what's new in order to better serve my clients and my community.
And as it is constantly evolving and changing
on an almost daily basis; I must constantly
study bankruptcy law so that I can keep abreast of what's new in order to better serve my cli - ents and my community.
On September 6, 2016 I received an email that ITT had filed
bankruptcy and was closing their school down, and current students would not be able to complete their field of
study.