Your rights and what to do when debt collector calls (Baltimore Sun)

Eileen Ambrose — Personal Finance W hen a leading debt collections law firm that had been accused of breaking consumer protection laws collapsed in Maryland last week, debtors searched for answers about what Mann Bracken LLP’s demise would mean for them.

Weak peso, borrowings hike debt debt (Manila Standard Today)

Debt of the national government rose two percent, or P86 billion, to P4.424 trillion at the end of October from from P4.338 trillion in September due to the issuance of $1 billion worth of global bonds and the weakness of the peso against the US dollar.

Kingsgate eyes debt to fund growth (Herald Sun)

GOLD miner Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd is looking to debt markets to partly fund its growth plans in Thailand.

Kingsgate eyes debt to fund growth (Herald Sun)

GOLD miner Kingsgate Consolidated Ltd is looking to debt markets to partly fund its growth plans in Thailand.

Tareq Salahi Gives Up Watch Over Landscaping Debt; Party Crashers …

ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Virginia couple at the center of last week’s White House security breach is now accused of bouncing a nearly $24000 check for liquor purchased in Maryland. The Montgomery County government, which conducts all the …

‘Tax Hike Needed’ To Tackle National Debt (MalaysiaNews.net)

Taxpayers may have to shoulder a 7p rise in the basic rate of income tax if the Government is to tackle the massive national debt, a think tank has warned. The National Institute for Economic and So…

Debt consolidation often means bills pile higher, state official says (The Daily Sentinel)

Contracting with a debt-consolidation service in Colorado may end up costing more than its worth, according to a report released last week by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office.

Debt-collection complaints rising in Ohio (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Complaints about debt collection agencies are rising in Ohio, the state attorney general’s office reported Monday.

Canada to Sell Debt as U.S. Corporate-Bond Sales Climb 2.1% (Bloomberg)

Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) — Canada is planning its first U.S. dollar-bond sale in more than a decade as corporate-debt issuance rose 2.1 percent last week.

Markets shaken last week by debt fears (Calcutta News)

Recent market optimism last week was overshadowed by concerns about the implications of soaring government debt in the US and the UK.