Daily Digest – April 12. BK Filings Continue Decline; Basing Financial Aid on Future Income

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BANKRUPTCY FILINGS DECLINE, BUT PACE OF DECLINE MAY BE LEVELING OFF

  • Bankruptcy filings for the first three months of 2016 were 5% lower than the same quarter of last year, according to data released by the American Bankruptcy Institute. Commercial bankruptcy filings, however, were up 24% year-over-year. The rate of decline in overall bankruptcy filings is starting to slow, indicating that filings are leveling off, according to the ABI.

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UNIVERISTY ROLLS OUT FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE BASED ON FUTURE EARNINGS

  • Students at Purdue University will have the chance to apply for financial aid in exchange for a percentage of their future earnings. Instead of obtaining loans, students will pledge a future portion of their expected income. The downside is that if a student obtains a higher-paying job than expected, the could repay more than what they would have had they obtained a standard student loan.

STUDY REVEALS HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF POOR AND MINORITY CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY DRIVER’S LICENSE SUSPENSIONS 

  • A higher percentage of low-income consumers end up having their driver’s licenses suspended because of unpaid court costs or fines, according to a study conducted in California. The geographic concentration of licenses suspensions is higher in lower-income neighborhoods, and the study also revealed that black residents are arrested at a higher percentage than other races for court-issued warrants for failing to appear in court. In San Francisco, for example, blacks represent 6% of the total population, but account for nearly half of court-issued warrants.

TCN ROLLS OUT TRADE-UP PROGRAM

  • TCN has rolled out a trade-up program for call centers that want to upgrade to cloud-based platforms. A series of benefits, such as free inbound calling for two months and a TCPA compliance suite, among others, are available to new TCN customers.

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