{"id":19283,"date":"2020-09-30T16:52:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T16:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/?page_id=19283"},"modified":"2025-06-19T14:44:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T21:44:26","slug":"ccs-pr-press-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/about-us\/ccs-pr-press-releases","title":{"rendered":"Press Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#e7dff3&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Banner Image with Heading and Text&#8221; module_class=&#8221;vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_type=&#8221;circular&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(91,37,175,0.44) 15%|rgba(91,37,175,0) 70%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(91,37,175,0.44)&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position=&#8221;15%&#8221; 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of Financial Challenges Enough to Cool Canadians&#8217; Holiday Spending?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/about-us\/ccs-pr-press-releases\/winter-is-coming-for-canadian-wallets-what-will-the-policy-rate-announcement-mean-for-holiday-spending\">&#8220;Winter is Coming&#8221; for Canadian Wallets \u2013 What Will the Policy Rate Announcement Mean for Holiday Spending?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/about-us\/ccs-pr-press-releases\/falling-consumer-confidence-leads-to-anger-about-personal-finances\">Falling Consumer Confidence Leads to Anger About Personal Finances<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/about-us\/ccs-pr-press-releases\/will-consumer-habits-react-to-looming-bank-of-canada-interest-rate-increases-in-time\">Will Consumer Habits React to Looming Bank of Canada Interest Rate Increases in Time?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/about-us\/ccs-pr-press-releases\/credit-cards-and-savings-used-during-covid-leave-canadians-vulnerable-as-livings-costs-rise\">Credit Cards and Savings Tapped for Help During COVID Leaves Canadians Vulnerable as Livings Costs Rise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/about-us\/ccs-pr-press-releases\/younger-canadians-check-their-credit-scores-more-than-anyone-else-but-lack-the-financial-understanding-of-how-they-work\">Younger Canadians Check Their Credit Scores More Than Anyone Else But Lack the Financial Understanding of How They Work<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/about-us\/ccs-pr-press-releases\/is-your-budget-prepared-for-the-potential-economic-devastation-of-the-pandemic\">Is Your Budget Prepared for the Potential Economic Devastation of the Pandemic?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/about-us\/ccs-pr-press-releases\/canadian-household-debt-still-growing-now-166-9-percent-in-third-quarter-of-2016\">Canadian Household Debt Still Growing, Now 166.9%<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nomoredebts.org\/about-us\/ccs-pr-press-releases\/canadian-household-debt-ratio-climbs-to-record-high-hits-167-6-percent-in-second-quarter-of-2016\">Canadian Household Debt Ratio Climbs To Record High &#8211; 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