Property tax legislation clears Senate
Thursday Mar 11 | via The Macon Telegraph
The state Senate approved a major overhaul to Georgia's property tax system Thursday, continuing a multi-year effort to hold down the taxes local governments depend on and homeowners seem to hate. Comment?
Death Penalty Upheld In Cobb Real Estate Slayings
Monday Mar 15 | via WXIA-TV Atlanta
The death sentences given to a man convicted of murdering two real estate agents in their office in 2003 have been upheld by Georgia's top court. Comment?
Commercial loana losses a rising storm
Sunday Mar 14 | via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Que Nice has been cutting hair in his barbershop across Peachtree Street from the Fulton County Government Center for 13 years. Comment?
Wednesday Mar 10 | via The Coastal Courier
The Georgia Department of Labor reported the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 10.4 percent in January, topping the previous record high of 10.3 percent reported in December. Comment?
FDIC auctions apt to hurt some banks
Tuesday Mar 9 | via The Boston Globe
An FDIC plan to auction more than $1 billion in assets seized from failed banks next month, including a loan to build a W Hotel in Atlanta, may trigger write-downs that weaken lenders nationwide. Comment?
Governments should be careful about stimulus exit: S...
4 min ago | via People's Daily Online
Governments should be very careful about what to do with their stimulus, or else the economy may go down again, Nobel economics laureate Joseph Stiglitz warned at the China Development Forum. Comment?
A Hot Job for Hard Times: The Life-Insurance Agent
13 min ago | via WTLC-AM Indianapolis
One of the most old-fashioned occupations in finance is back in favor: the life-insurance agent. Comment?
E-Trade Financial names former Citigroup exec Freibe...
14 min ago | via KTLA
Trade Financial Corp. said Monday that it has tapped former Citigroup Inc. executive Steven Freiberg as its new CEO, starting next month. Comment?
Octomom may lose SoCal home for nonpayment
16 min ago | via The Baltimore Sun
Octuplets mom Nadya Suleman could be kicked out of her Southern California home. Comment?
Florida Capital Bank gets revenue boost from mortgag...
17 min ago | via Jacksonville Business Journal
Florida Capital Bank Mortgage President and CEO Mark Johnson in the company's Southside expansion space. Comment?