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Aug '12

Franchise Operations Got Revenue Improvements

Franchise operations got revenue improvements. It is up C$400,000 from C$300,000 last year. Easyhome closed 13 underperforming locations and transferred its active lease portfolios to nearby stores. It also made changes to the leadership of its leasing operation. It removed seven senior positions.

For the first half of 2012m Easyhome got revenues of C$98.7 million, which is up 6.7 percent from the first half of 2011. Its net income dropped to C$5 million or 42 cents per share compared to C$5.1 million or 43 cents a share last year.

Easyhome said that it was negotiating with lenders to increase the borrowing limit from C$40 million to C$65 million. It believes that with the new financing as well as its improved cash flow from operations will result to bigger growth for the next 12 to 18 months. At present, Easyhome has 249 stores across Canada and the United States. This was down from 261 viagra pharmacie en ligne branches as of December 31.

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20
Aug '12

Easyhome Reports Second Quarter Growth

The success of Easyhome Ltd.’s short-term consumer loans operation led to a second quarter growth. Because of this, the largest Canadian furniture, mattress and major appliance leasing company restructured its core business.

For the second quarter, Easyhome announced revenue of C$48.9 million, which is a 5.7 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Net income decreased 17 cents per share to C$2 million. This was down from the C$2.7 million or 23 cents per share a year ago. same day loans online

Easyhome said that the net income was affected by the higher interest and income tax expenses as well as charges incurred by its restructuring. Its same store sales went up 6.4 percent. Easyfinancial consumer loan revenues soared 56 percent year over year to C$8.8 million as its loans receivable portfolio went up from C$35.3 million to C55.8 million. Its leasing operations got revenues of C$39.7 million, which is less than the C$40.3 million it got from the second quarter of 2011.

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20
Aug '12

Students who Relied on Loans for Their Education

By the time they have graduated, students who relied on loans for their education would have accumulated considerable debt. The average debt for university students is around $25,000 but the amount could be more.

Prince Edward Island’s investment on students will cost taxpayers around $500,000 a year. Removing the interest on student loans will save students with a $20,000 debt around $1,000 in the first year of Tramadol online repayment.

Savings can also be gotten if the interest charges on the Canada Student Loan were removed or reduced. The federal government can help students further their education. At present, it already has a federal grant program and assisted more than 160,000 borrowers across Canada who had trouble with their student loan repayments.

Mon
20
Aug '12

Feds Should Reduce Student Loan Interest

Prince Edward Island is the latest Canadian province that removed the interest on provincial student loans. This move will encourage more students to continue their education. People are now asking the federal government to follow suit.

Premier Robert Ghiz asserted that interest relief makes economic and social sense in Prince Edward Island. Then the move will also make sense for Ottawa to implement it on a national level. Provinces and territories provide a portion of the money loaned to students each year. Most of the parts of student loans come from the federal government via the Canada Student Loans Program.

According to the Canada Student Loans Program web site, around 4.3 million students received almost $32 billion in student loans since it was founded in 1964. In 2009 to 2010, federal financial assistance was given to more than 500,000 students. Students can opt for a fixed interest rate or a floating rate when they sign up with the program.

Removing interest rates on student loans can be costly for the federal government but it will be good for everyone. The investment will encourage more students to continue their education. It would give the country a stronger workforce.