Local Headlines
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Mar 21, 2009 | via WDUN-AM Gainesville
Regulators on Friday shut down FirstCity Bank in Georgia, marking the 18th failure this year of a federally insured bank. Comment?
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U.S. takes over two corporate credit unions
Mar 20, 2009 | via The Globe and Mail
The National Credit Union Administration said Friday it has taken over and put into conservatorship the two corporate credit unions, U.S. Central Federal Credit Union, based in Lenexa, Kan., and Western Corporate Federal Credit Union, in San Dimas, Calif. Comment?
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Feds shut banks in Georgia, Colorado, Kansas
Mar 20, 2009 | via The News Tribune - Homepage - News, Sports, Entertainment
Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Georgia, Colorado and Kansas, marking 20 failures of federally insured banks this year. Comment?
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Commerce bank latest to be closed
Mar 7, 2009 | via Athens Banner-Herald
Regulators on Friday shut down Freedom Bank of Georgia, marking the 17th failure this year of a federally insured bank, and more are expected to succumb amid a deepening recession. Comment?
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Freedom Bank of Georgia Seized as Recession Boosts 2...
Mar 6, 2009 | via Bloomberg Business News
Freedom Bank of Georgia was seized by regulators, the 17th bank closed this year, as the recession persists and a jump in unemployment pushed more borrowers behind on home loan payments. Comment?
Regional Headlines
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Yesterday | via Griffin Daily News
From the Annals of 1909 New six-room house and half acre land in West Griffin for $1,000. David J. Bailey, real estate agent. Comment?
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Bidding begins as historic B&B goes on block
Wednesday Jul 8 | via Ocala Business Journal
Online bidding for the two-home Seven Sisters Inn and its furnishings started Tuesday, the latest step in a foreclosure that claimed Ocala's nationally acclaimed bed and breakfast. Comment?
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FBIa s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending June...
Tuesday Jul 7 | via Federal Bureau of Investigation
After a bench trial held last week in the Northern District of Georgia, Syed Haris Ahmed was found guilty of conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Comment?
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Georgia banks' losses in first quarter: $1.2 billion
May 27, 2009 | via Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia-based banks lost $1.2 billion in the first quarter as the recession deepened and the troubled real estate market deteriorated even further. Comment?
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Hall woman struggles to keep home off courthouse steps
Saturday Jul 4 | via The Times
Sherri Brooks spends most of her nights worrying about how she is going to pay her bills. Comment?
National Headlines
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45-64s hardest hit by recession
3 min ago | via Salisbury Journal
People in the run-up to retirement have been hardest hit by the recession due to the double impact of rising unemployment and falling asset values, research shows. Comment?
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Distressed homes push area sales to 3-year high
3 min ago | via Fredericksburg.com
Fredericksburg-area home sales rose to a three-year high last month, with ample distressed sales helping to clear out the inventory of homes on the market. Comment?
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Stock market round-up: FTSE 100 edges to 4000
4 min ago | via This Is Money
Another week, another fall. The FTSE 100 today registered its fourth consecutive weekly decline as UK stocks, led by energy companies, continued their retreat. Comment?
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Distinctive Mount Plymouth house, furnishings up for...
8 min ago | via The Orlando Sentinel
The small house on a dirt road seems as if it pops out from the pages of a children's stories, such as Hansel and Gretel or Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . Comment?
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Poor leave Calif. at higher rate than rich
1 hr ago | via Free Republic
The poor are more likely to leave California than the rich, despite concerns that the state's relatively high income tax rate is driving away the wealthy, a new study shows. Comment?

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