What you buy at the grocery store can predict whether you pay your credit card bills on time, new research suggests.
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Taboos around talking about money can prevent people from learning important lessons about using credit and getting into debt.
African states say a pan-African rating agency will enable them to access capital and integrate the continent with global financial markets.
Trends show credit scores are rising, with nearly half of all US consumers boasting ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ numbers.
Credit payment holidays were made available in the UK to help people manage the financial strain of the pandemic.
Many small island nations are struggling to protect their land from rising seas while also facing paralyzing debt.
Shariah law informs financial contracts and credit systems, and the growth of Islamic financing options provides an alternative to current debt-based banking systems.
A scholar of the ancient Near East explains how loan forgiveness was handled thousands of years ago in the Bible and royal decrees.
Retail employees are accustomed to long hours and low pay. What really upsets them are corporate policies to push store credit cards on consumers.
Although COVID-19 measures have had a negative impact on food supply in Nigeria, there are other factors responsible for the dramatic rise in food prices.
More financial services should target low-income households in South Africa.
While critics accuse companies facing lots of lawsuits of using bankruptcy as a sort of ‘get of jail free card,’ the reality of the legal procedure is more complicated.
The lawmakers have proposed capping interest rates on consumer loans at 15%, but doing so may hurt some of the people it’s aiming to protect.
Because a host of artists and programmers can leave their stamp on a final product, disagreements and claims of theft have ensued.
Far too many people in Britain rely on high-cost short-term credit from alternative lenders.
Start-ups funded via business loans can outperform those using personal loans or only equity.
People on the lowest incomes pay the most to borrow money, even when it’s for essentials.
Most of us bargain hunt when shopping for a new blouse or pair of blue jeans, yet for some reason we don’t with interest rates, potentially costing us thousands of dollars.
African cities are failing to raise development funds through bond markets.
Financial literacy is non-intuitive to the human brain and fundamental to survival today. We should follow British Columbia’s example and make financial literacy mandatory in every grade - across the country.
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