Fathers in prison facing high debt over unpaid child support payments will have the opportunity to "press pause" with a new program.
If you are in a financial hole, the last thing you want is for that hole to get even deeper. While you are working to pay off debt, be sure to talk to your creditors. Communication is key and most creditors will give you lower payment options and even refund overcharged interest. But you won’t […]
The IRS just keeps messing with popular 90s rapper MC Hammer. Years after paying off his multimillion dollar debt, the government recently told the rapper…
Just when we thought rapper DMX was starting to get his stuff together, he takes a few missteps. After being arrested in South Carolina last…
Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin got real about finances with “Washington Post” financial columnist, Michelle Singletary. They talked about economic slavery and freedom. “Debt makes…
The Mall at Stonecrest is in serious debut and may be facing foreclosure. The AJC is reporting that the $98.7 million loan for the Lithonia mall was directed this week to a firm that helps work out troubled debt. Gwinnett Place Mall also went through foreclosure last year, and Union Station Mall in south Fulton […]
Via: Essence.com Evander Holyfield is in hot water this morning. He was found in contempt for failing to pay back child support. According to the Georgia Department of Human Services, the boxer owes more than $500K in back child support for his now 18-year-old daughter, Emani. A judge has ordered a percentage of Holyfield’s […]
The Cascade United Methodist Church of Atlanta recently gave struggling Morris Brown College a lifeline, when they donated $22,000 to the historically black institution. The money, which was raised during a month-long fundraising effort, helped the school eliminate its hefty debt to the U.S. Department of Education. Rev. Dr. Marvin Moss said they couldn’t let […]
R&B singer Toni Braxton's financial woes continue to spiral - the singer has filed for bankruptcy again.
The World Bank said Friday it had cancelled Haiti’s remaining debt to help the impoverished country recover from a devastating earthquake four months ago.
