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How is the Government responsible for borrowing?
Pupil outcome: I can explain why the Government borrows money and how it protects individual borrowers. Key learning points: - The UK Government borrows when tax revenue is insufficient to fund essential services. - Borrowing supports...
MarketWatch
Aging with student loans: how to find debt relief in your 50s and 60s
Student loans are not just for college kids. People over 60 are actually the fastest growing population of student-debt holders by age. If you’re an older borrower or have a loved one who is, here's what you should keep in mind.
MarketWatch
Who benefited from the cancellation of $167 billion in student loans?
Student loan relief has been a focal point for the Biden administration and has impacted millions of Americans. Here's who has benefited the most so far and what relief can mean for more.
Curated Video
How Money Works in Our Economy
Dr. Forrester explains how people earn money, save money, and use money to make purchases. She explains how banks can lend money or help a consumer save money.
PBS
Are Payday Loans Ever a Good Idea?
In desperate times, it might be tempting to visit a payday lender, but beware! These loans are engineered to keep you trapped in debt for years!
Professor Dave Explains
The Functions of Modern Banks
Now that we are talking about personal economics, we need to discuss the purpose of banks. Unless you're hoarding cash in your mattress, you need a bank for the safekeeping of your funds. What does a bank do? What are checking accounts,...
Curated Video
Understanding Inflation: Types and Consequences
This video explains the concept and types of inflation. The video then discusses two main classifications of inflation, namely demand pull inflation and cost push inflation. It provides examples of what causes each type of inflation and...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Steve Keen: Credit Created Out of Thin Air 3/7
The neoclassical vision of saving and lending -- the standard model being taught in universities -- causes economists to be blindsided by the dynamics of debt in the economy, according to Steve Keen. In part 3 of this INET interview,...
Curated Video
Understanding Debt and Equity Capital for Financial Markets
This video provides a detailed explanation of the differences between debt capital and equity capital as ways of raising finance in the financial markets. The host discusses the various economic agents who operate in these markets and...
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The banking conundrum
2016 has been quite the rollercoaster year for European banks, with elections, regulations and other surprises making investors nervous. Guillaume Desjardins finds out from the European Banking Authority, how safe are they now for...
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Reaching more people with microfinance
Robert Wardrop, Executive Director, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
“A good example would be an organization called Kiva which makes small business loans in the US and offers microloans particularly to businesses...
“A good example would be an organization called Kiva which makes small business loans in the US and offers microloans particularly to businesses...
Curated Video
Will bitcoin be used as collateral for a housing loan?
We have seen the use case of bitcoin in utilities rise in recent months. The latest is the US Federal housing department exploring bitcoin as a mortgage hedge. If approved, this will mark a tectonic shift.
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Biden announces his Plan B for student loan forgiveness: Millions of borrowers could qualify
President Joe Biden has unveiled his backup plan for student loan forgiveness.
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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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Biden Administration to Make It Easier to Dismiss Student Loans In Bankruptcy
The Biden administration updated guidelines that allow the discharge of student loan debt in a bankruptcy proceeding.
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Why the U.S. bond market sell-off is worrying some investors
Financial experts say consumers should also be paying close attention tot he bond market, especially amid times of economic uncertainty. (Scripps News)
Bloomberg
Top Calls: End of Studen Loan Pause May Help Sofi
David Chiaverini, Wedbush Securities Managing Director & Equity Research Analyst, joins Romaine Bostick to discuss the big movers on the back of analyst recommendations on Bloomberg Markets: The Close.
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Bloomberg
Private Credit Markets Attractive, Lawrence Golub Says
Golub Capital CEO Lawrence Golub discusses the current state of credit markets with Lisa Abramowicz at the Greenwich Economic Forum.
Bloomberg
Oil Patch Problem Shows Loan Losses on the Rise
June 23 -- The oil industry has experienced a surge in commercial and industrial lending, but the debts have become the single biggest group of past-due loans in the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank region. Bloomberg's Tracy Alloway reports...
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Bernanke, Paulson over mortgage crisis, Bush Comments
AP Television
1. US President, George W. Bush walking into White House briefing
room
2. Cutaway
reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush
, US President:
"There is no question...
1. US President, George W. Bush walking into White House briefing
room
2. Cutaway
reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush
, US President:
"There is no question...