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Stretching Your Dollar: What to Do If You Can't Make Mortgage Payments
Mortgage delinquencies rose to nearly 4% in the fourth quarter last year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Howard Dvorkin, certified financial planner and chairman of Debt.com, joined Cheddar News to provide tips on what to...
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Stretching Your Dollar: Credit Card Debt on the Rise in the U.S.
Higher prices due to inflation combined with higher interest rates are creating a perfect storm for consumers who use credit cards, according to a Bankrate.com report. Ted Rossman, senior industry analyst at Bankrate.com, joined Cheddar...
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Poilievre calls budget a 'bonanza of $43 billion of new inflation, debt and taxes'
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will vote against the 2023 budget.
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Poilievre says Bank of Canada interest rate hike a 'sucker punch' for Canadians
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre blames the latest increase in interest rates and the cost of living on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'adding more debt than all previous prime ministers combined.'
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How Some Companies Are Helping Workers Pay Off Student Loans
Kia McCallister-Young, director of America Saves, joined Cheddar News to discuss how companies are offering programs to assist workers to pay off student loan debt.
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UN secretary general calls for an end to world's 'addiction to fossil fuels'
UN Secretary General António Guterres is warning that time is running out to get serious about climate change while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The secretary general says the world is 'flirting with...
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Biden Administration Cooks Up New Plan for Student Loans
The Biden administration is making a splash with a new plan to reform student loans.
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India protest: Thousands of farmers demand government support
Thousands of farmers have gathered to demand better prices for their produce.
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How to Prepare Your Finances for a Potential 2023 Recession
Bobbi Rebell, certified financial planner and personal finance expert at Tally, joined Cheddar News to discuss how to prepare for a possible recession.
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Survey: 56% of Americans Don't Have $1,000 Emergency Fund
Douglas Boneparth, CFP and president of Bone Fide Wealth, joined Cheddar News to explain how to build an emergency fund. “It's so foundational and it provides so much comfort," he said.
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Consumer debt climbs in Canada, up 7.3% from last year: Equifax
Equifax Canada says consumer debt rose to $2.36 trillion in the third quarter this year, driven by more than 1.5 million new credit cards issued to Canadians in the last three months.
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What to Know Ahead of Supreme Court Case on Student Loan Debt Plan
The Supreme Court will hear arguments next month on the Biden administration's bid to reinstate a student loan debt plan that remains blocked for now. Will Sealy, co-founder and CEO of Summer, a student borrower platform, joined Cheddar...
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Bank of Canada raises key lending rate to 4.25%
The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, to 4.25 per cent, but signalled it would pause and consider 'whether the policy interest rate needs to rise further.'
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Steps to Take Today to Avoid a Recession Tomorrow
Vicki Gunvalson, president and founder of Coto Insurance & Financial Services and spokesperson for Debt.com, joined Cheddar News to give recession advice.
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Navigating Credit Cards and Personal Debt
Ted Rossman, senior industry analyst at Creditcard.com, joined Cheddar News to give tips on personal finance amid rising debt. “Credit cards are like power tools. They could be really useful or they could be dangerous.”
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Retail Sales Jump but Debt Rises as Well
Retail sales continued to improve despite inflation and jumped from a year ago but debt climbed as well.
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Brussels proposes new EU fiscal rules to turn the page on austerity
The new rules will give EU countries greater flexibility to design their own fiscal plans, which will need to ensure a gradual decline of public debt.
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How to Budget For Large Medical Expenses
Open enrollment season is here when many Americans are deciding on healthcare benefits for 2023. But how do you best budget for expenses not covered by insurance?
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'No Sellers Left' Amid Current Market Rise, Says Great Hill Capital Chair
Thomas Hayes, the chairman of Great Hill Capital, joined Cheddar News to discuss the market.
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BoE says monitoring markets ‘very closely’ after pound plunges
The value of the United Kingdom's pound has stabilised somewhat after frantic early trading saw it plunge by nearly five
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Canadians turning to credit cards for financial stress relief
A report from the Equifax credit bureau shows a 6.4 per cent increase in Canadian credit card balances between the first and second quarters of this year.
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Credit card debts hit 3-year high amid rising prices, data shows
Canadians may be turning to more to credit cards just to get by with balances hitting the highest level in three years, new data from Equifax shows. Between paying off high-interest costs and rising inflation not being met by a...
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Alberta anticipates $13B surplus due to high oil and gas prices
With Alberta expecting a $13.2 billion surplus this fiscal year, the province has announced plans to pay down debt and reindex personal tax rates, but not to restore benefits for seniors and people with severe disabilities.
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Student Debt Relief to Boost Millions of Credit Scores
Kristin Meyers, the editor in chief at TheBalance.com, joined Cheddar News to discuss what the student debt relief announcement from President Biden means for inflation and the credit scores of student borrowers. "This actually will end...