Credit Counselling Agency News
- Helen Wood: Confessions of a working girl Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:24AMEscort girl Helen Wood made the headlines when it was revealed she slept with Wayne Rooney. She tells Ciara Dwyer about how she fell into prostitution and how she has now given it up for the love of her boyfriend.
- One in three struggles with debt Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:15PMOver the last few months we’ve watched events pan out on the other side of the world that reinforce the importance of managing debt carefully. Unrest in Greece, tough economic measures in Ireland, and now a so-called austerity budget in Italy are all legacies of the irresponsible use of debt.
- Man drowning in credit card debt seeks lifesaver Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:12PMWHEN he was approached by a credit card salesperson eight years ago, little did 52-year-old Yeoh realise that it would be the start of all his financial problems.
- Easy access leads to debt woes Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:22PMGEORGE TOWN: The ease with which one can obtain credit cards and personal loans from banks has led to a 52-year-old toy designer accumulating debts amounting to RM200,000 with eight different banks.
- Trustees oppose bankruptcy discharge Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 8:03AMFor creditors it is not good news.
- Huff to serve an additional 18 days after pleading guilty Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 5:46PMErica Bajer QMI Agency A mother mourned openly in Chatham court Monday as she honoured her daughter's memory. "I will forever love and remember Erika Jade," said Norma Johnson before the man responsible for the nine-year-old girl's death was sentenced.[...]
- Region faces housing blues Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 11:15AMNORTHERN Rivers residents are having a tougher time handling their mortgages than in all but a handful of places in Australia, new figures reveal.
- Financial Woes Pushing College Grads Back to Mom and Dad Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 1:32AMA debt counselling service has warned of an increase in the number of college graduates being forced to move back in with their parents because they are loaded with debt and cannot find a job.
- Crown corporations good places to work Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 2:08AMExport Development Canada, Canada's export credit agency, has earned a sterling reputation for its efforts to better communities, both at home in the national capital region and abroad.
- The overwhelming temptation of credit lines Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 7:32AMThere is new evidence that Canadians are beginning to get the message that it’s time to stop accumulating debt, but what about paying it down? When it comes to credit lines, the temptation to not pay it off can be overwhelming
- The White way Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 6:31PMThe Regents Canal-side in London is serene and leafy. It’s a calming place to meet Hyde Group’s recently installed chief executive, Steve White, something the housing debutante might be grateful for, given the difficulties of Hyde’s recent past.
- Beware financial quick-fixes Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 8:15PMA TV ad for a company flogging easy-to-get-hold-of short term loans recently caught my attention. Thirty years in the money business has taught me that quick fixes rarely work, and sure enough, the loans being promoted certainly came with strings attached.
- Beware of financial quick-fixes Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 8:14PMTHIRTY years in the money business has taught me that quick fixes rarely work, and sure enough, some loans being promoted certainly came with strings attached.
- Questions Of Cash: Always read the small print on interest rates Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 6:23PMQ. I am receiving a paltry rate of interest on my Santander "Easy Isa". Last year, I received just £22.34 interest, compared to £373.79 the year before. I should have been notified of this reduction in interest rate: I would have switched to obtain a better interest rate. ZG, Leicester.
- Black grills Heed Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 3:20AMA month after learning funds were being cut to a local program targeting domestic violence, funding is being cut for more programs aimed at stopping violence.
- New appointments to area LHIN Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 7:12AMBeginning next month, two new appointments to the area LHIN will become effective. Michael Shea and Robert Lawler will officially join the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network on June 2.[...]
- Moncton Youth Residences provides great community service Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 4:11AMOn a recent jaunt down Main Street to take in an enjoyable Saturday evening of entertainment, we walked past a couple of young people who had taken shelter underneath the entrance of an office building that was closed for the weekend.
- 10. No big rise in loan defaults seen Sunday, May 8, 2011 @ 7:01PMKUALA LUMPUR: The Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) does not see any drastic increase in loans default cases with the recent interest rate hike.
- No big rise in loan defaults seen Sunday, May 8, 2011 @ 6:49PMKUALA LUMPUR: The Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) does not see any drastic increase in loans default cases with the recent interest rate hike.
- AKPK does not see drastic increase in loan defaults with interest rate hike Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 9:34AMSaturday, May 7th, 2011 22:15:00 KUALA LUMPUR: The Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK), does not see any drastic increase in loans default cases with the recent interest rate hike. Its Head of Corporate Affairs and Communication, Devinder Singh said the 25 basis points increase in the key interest rate or the benchmark Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) to three per cent, has seen a ...
- Volunteers tend to victims in storm-ravaged South as they seek a helping hand Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ 9:41PMPRATT CITY, Ala. - Tornado victims in splintered Southern towns say volunteers are ensuring they're well-fed and warm at night, whether by refilling blood pressure medicine or patrolling neighbourhoods in a grocery-filled pickup truck. At least a few, though, say they need more from the government: Help getting into their homes and cleaning up endless debris.
- Volunteers tend to storm victims Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ 4:56PMVolunteers are doing therir bit to help those in storm ravaged south
- Volunteers help survivors of deadly U.S. storms Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ 10:27AMTornado victims in splintered Southern towns say volunteers are ensuring they're well-fed and warm at night. At least a few, though, say they need more from the government: Help getting into their homes and cleaning up endless debris.
- Francis pleads guilty to manslaughter Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 7:46PMLuke Hendry QMI Agency A Belleville man charged in a beating death at Trudeau Park has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and released from custody. Lawyers for Kadeem Francis, 20,entered his plea Friday before Justice Stephen Hunter in Belleville provincial court.[...]
- Francis found guilty of manslaughter Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 7:46PMLuke Hendry QMI Agency A Belleville man charged in a beating death at Trudeau Park has been found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to one day in jail plus time served. Kadeem Francis, 20, appeared before Justice Stephen Hunter in Belleville provincial court last week.[...]
- What happens when you try to leave the Church of Scientology? Saturday, April 23, 2011 @ 8:01PMOn 19 August 2009, Tommy Davis, the chief spokesperson for the Church of Scientology International, received a letter from the film director and screenwriter Paul Haggis. "For 10 months now I have been writing to ask you to make a public statement denouncing the actions of the Church of Scientology of San Diego," Haggis wrote. Before the 2008 elections, a staff member at Scientology's San Diego ...
- Porn company snapping up a huge share of nation’s 1-800 numbers for phone sex Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 8:05AMNEW YORK — For years, teenagers across the U.S. could call a toll-free hotline if they had embarrassing questions about AIDS and safe sex. Dial the same number now and you get a recording of giggling women offering to talk dirty to you.
- AP IMPACT: Porn company snapping up a huge share of nation's 1-800 numbers for phone sex Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 6:13AMNEW YORK, N.Y. - For years, teenagers across the U.S. could call a toll-free hotline if they had embarrassing questions about AIDS and safe sex. Dial the same number now and you get a recording of giggling women offering to talk dirty to you.
- Killer hit-run driver a 'coward' Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 6:47PMBRAMPTON, Ont. - After leaving a retired trucker dying on a Port Credit, Ont., street, hit-and-run driver Dominik Banka tried to have his car fixed, lying to a mechanic and an insurance agent about it being vandalized, a judge was told Monday.
- Crisil upbeat on South Sunday, April 10, 2011 @ 1:12PMBusiness Line Mr G.R.K. Reddy (right), Chairman and Managing Director, Marg Ltd, with Mr Oscar Braganza, Executive Director. — Photo: Bijoy Ghosh
- 7. Plan your finances and save wisely Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 7:57PMMONEY doesn't grow on trees. We've heard this expression countless times. Some even use the phrase on their kids, hoping they would appreciate the value of money. Moral of the story – you need to plan your finances and save wisely.
- Plan your finances and save wisely Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 7:25PMMONEY doesn’t grow on trees. We’ve heard this expression countless times. Some even use the phrase on their kids, hoping they would appreciate the value of money. Moral of the story – you need to plan your finances and save wisely.
- RM1.1 billion study loans still owed to PTPTN Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 9:43PMPUTRAJAYA: Some 214,790 borrowers have yet to repay National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans amounting to RM1.1 [...]
- RM1.1 bil loans still owed to PTPTN Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 7:32PMPUTRAJAYA : Some 214,790 borrowers have yet to repay National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans amounting RM1 .1bil from 1997 until Feb 28.
- RM1.1 Bil Loans Still Owed to PTPTN Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 3:04AMPUTRAJAYA, 7 APRIL, 2011 : Some 214,790 borrowers have yet to repay National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans amounting RM1.1bil from 1997 until Feb 28.
- RM1.1bn loans still owed to PTPTN Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 2:52AMPUTRAJAYA, April 7 (Bernama) - Some 214,790 borrowers have yet to repay National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans amounting RM1.1bn from 1997 until Feb 28.
- RM1.1 Billion Loans Still Owed To PTPTN Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 2:31AMPUTRAJAYA, April 7 (Bernama) -- Some 214,790 borrowers have yet to repay National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans amounting RM1.1bil from 1997 until Feb 28.
- RM1.1BIL LOANS STILL OWED TO PTPTN Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 2:10AMPUTRAJAYA, April 7 (Bernama) - Some 214,790 borrowers have yet to repayNational Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans amounting RM1.1bil from1997 until Feb 28.Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said that theyhad failed to respond to enforcement measures undertaken by PTPTN.He said 673,205 (75.8%) of 887,995 borrowers had repaid loans with totalloan repayment of ...
- PM: Auction must be bank’s last option Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 6:44PMTHE auctioning of a house would only be carried out as a last resort after all efforts to recover a defaulted loan had been exhausted, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
- House auction a last resort: PM Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 6:18AMKUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today auctioning of houses would only be carried out as a last resort after all efforts to recover the loans have been exhausted.
- AUCTION A LAST RESORT - PM Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 5:43AMKUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib TunRazak said today auctioning of houses would only be carried out as a last resortafter all efforts to recover the loans have been exhausted. Najib, who is also the Finance Minister, said consumers however couldcontact Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) if financial institutions were moving toauction their houses without giving them ...
- First home scheme reckless lending, claims PAS MP Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 2:59AMKUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Kuala Selangor MP Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today questioned the efficacy of the government’s “My First Home Scheme”, claiming it would end up trapping the very people it aims to help. The government recently launched the housing scheme to enable young adults aged up to 35 and earning less than RM3,000 to obtain 100 per cent ...
- First home scheme imprudent, says PAS Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 2:52AMBy Syed Jaymal Zahiid, Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: A PAS leader has warned the people not to fall for the government’s “My First Home Scheme” as it could prove to be disasterous.
- First home scheme imprudent, says PAS Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 2:47AMBy Syed Jaymal Zahiid, Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: A PAS leader has warned the people not to fall for the government’s “My First Home Scheme” as it could prove to be disasterous. The scheme, aimed at wooing support, is meant to provide full housing loans to fresh graduates earning RM3,000 and below. “It will be politically unpopular and seemingly irresponsible if I opposed this scheme ...
- First home scheme reckless lending, claims PAS MP Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 12:03AMKUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — Kuala Selangor MP Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad today questioned the efficacy of the government’s “My First Home Scheme”, claiming it would end up trapping the very people it aims to help.
- AKPK Managed RM4.9bil in Debts in Past Five Years Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 9:49PMKUALA LUMPUR, 28 MARCH, 2011: The Credit Counselling And Debt Management Agency (AKPK) managed individual debts amounting to almost RM4.9 billion involving 52,497 borrowers in the past five years until December 2010.
- Almost RM5b in debts restructured Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 11:47AMTuesday, March 29th, 2011 00:02:00 KUALA LUMPUR: The Credit Counselling And Debt Management Agency (AKPK) managed individual debts amounting to almost RM4.9 billion involving 52,497 borrowers in the past five years until December 2010. Deputy Finance Minister Senator Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai said through AKPK's programmes, 504 cases involving loans worth RM14 million were settled by borrowers ...
- Dewan Rakyat: AKPK Managed RM4.9 Billion In Debts In Past Five Years Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 9:46AMKUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Credit Counselling And Debt Management Agency (AKPK) managed individual debts amounting to almost RM4.9 billion involving 52,497 borrowers in the past five years until December 2010.
- AKPK MANAGED RM4.9 BLN IN DEBTS IN PAST FIVE YEARS Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 9:04AMKUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The Credit Counselling And DebtManagement Agency (AKPK) managed individual debts amounting to almost RM4.9billion involving 52,497 borrowers in the past five years until December 2010.Deputy Finance Minister Senator Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai said throughAKPK''s programmes, 504 cases involving loans worth RM14 million were settled byborrowers."Debt management ...
- Only 1pc of household debtors sought help, says Putrajaya Monday, March 28, 2011 @ 12:59AMKUALA LUMPUR, March 28 — Debtors owing just RM4.9 billion of the RM486 billion household debt have sought help from the government to restructure their borrowings, the government said today. Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai told reporters in Parliament today that the rest were able to pay off their debts according to their ...