When money is coming from the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’, a recent study found parents and adult children can have very different assumptions – which they rarely discuss.
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A German loan for fixing Johannesburg’s electricity utility is unlikely to make much difference to users yet: prices will probably rise faster than inflation.
An economist explores the gender data bias behind credit scoring and borrowing money from the bank that excludes women worldwide, denying them the same economic rights as men.
The richest Americans can largely avoid paying income and other taxes. A new book explains the history.
The new restrictions on higher-risk borrowing will be a first for Australia. Here’s what’s changing.
Wealthy countries promised billions of dollars to help developing nations adapt to climate change, but the result rests on a shaky foundation of fuzzy accounting.
Can we move from algorithmic discrimination to inclusive finance?
Under the interim governance of Muhammad Yunus, the long-troubled country has seen positive economic, political and diplomatic signs. Can it last?
For people without access to banks, community savings groups are a lifeline. New research suggests they’re good stewards of donors’ money, too.
The psychology of small business owners can affect whether they take out loans that could help them flourish.
AI lending can be a tool for social justice if it’s programmed in the right way.
Cancer survivors often struggle to access the same range of financial products as the general population.
What you buy at the grocery store can predict whether you pay your credit card bills on time, new research suggests.
The committee that decides on UK interest rates has been independent of government since 1997 – but it still attracts controversy.
Making financial firms more aware of their consumers’ needs could provide much-needed support during the cost of living crisis – and beyond.
Trends show credit scores are rising, with nearly half of all US consumers boasting ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’ numbers.
Under a normal lease, you enter an agreement with a leasing company. A novated lease includes another party in the agreement – your employer.
Offers of interest-free loans may sound appealing, but there are many risks as well.
The biggest issues at COP27 involve financing for low-income countries hit hard by climate change. A former World Bank official describes some promising signs she’s starting to see.
Borrowers want to know when soaring mortgage rates will go down again.
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Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor of Finance, Texas State University
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