Study: Recession hits Miss. hard
22 hrs ago | via The Clarion-Ledger
Mississippi with its rural pockets and and large minority population is among the top 15 states affected by the recession, a study by a New York-based nonprofit concludes. Comment?
Apr 30, 2009 | via WKRG-TV Mobile
Real estate brokers say home sales in the north Mississippi university town of Oxford are slowly perking up after a rough drop last year. Comment?
State budget very similar to family's
Monday Dec 14 | via Hattiesburg American
THERE ARE MORE ZEROES on $6 billion than on $60,000, but otherwise there's not a lot of difference between how Mississippi operates and how a typical family operates. Comment?
Barbour: Severstal repays $10M loan 4 years early
Tuesday Dec 8 | via Myrtle Beach Online
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Monday that the steel company Severstal North America Inc. Comment?
Peoples Financial Corporation Declares Semiannual Di...
Friday Dec 4 | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
The board of directors of Peoples Financial Corporation , parent of The Peoples Bank, declared a regular semiannual cash dividend of $.10 per common share, payable January 15, 2010, to stockholders of record January 8, 2010. Comment?
Home prices likely fell in October vs. year ago
4 min ago | via Centre Daily Times
The latest reading on home prices is expected to show a decline from year-ago levels, but since June government programs to boost home sales have helped prices improve on a monthly basis. Comment?
Column: No consequences for lying mortgage borrowers...
6 min ago | via The Seattle Times
The government shouldn't reward liars. But that's the effect of changes to the Obama administration's failing program to help homeowners modify their mortgages. Comment?
Financial sector ups lobbying effort over new regula...
23 min ago | via USA Today
Wall Street , commercial banks and an array of other business interests are undertaking an all-out lobbying effort to shape legislation that imposes sweeping government oversight of the financial services industry. Comment?
Pennsylvania Academy of Music, bank cut deal on buil...
28 min ago | via LancasterOnline
The Pennsylvania Academy of Music has decided to be a debt-free tenant, not a debt-ridden owner. Comment?
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Mortgages
33 min ago | via WPMT-TV York
People who want to buy a house in Pennsylvania might get better terms through the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency. Comment?