Debt Relief News
- AIG: $51 billion down, $51 billion to go Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:52PMAfter selling off its second "crown jewel" insurance business in a week, AIG has made a sizeable dent in its plan to repay its debt to taxpayers.
- Hoosier Park owner seeks to reorganize $680M in debt Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:20PMCentaur LLC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, plans to sell its Colorado casino. Much of its debt was incurred to upgrade Hoosier Park in Anderson and add its slots parlor.
- How to Deal with IRS Tax Audit – What If You Don’t Have a Tax Attorney? Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:15PMFind out how to deal with IRS tax audits. These steps will walk you through what you need to do when you receive an audit notice. [PR.com]
- Ghost Town gets reprieve on foreclosure Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:10PMGhost Town in the Sky park officials have until May 31 to formalize an alternative plan for paying back creditors or else go into foreclosure. While a federal judge granted the park’s largest and only secured creditor the right to foreclose immediately, BB&T and Ghost Town partners made a separate arrangement to extend that action.
- Justices reject First Amendment challenges to bankruptcy law Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:10PMThe U.S. Supreme Court unanimously interpreted provisions of the 2005 federal bankruptcy law to avoid First Amendment problems in Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz v. United States today, ruling in favor of the government on both statutory and constitutional issues.
- New Online Website Helps Renters Manage Rent Payment, Credit, Roommate Relationships Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:06PMCHICAGO , March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- WilliamPaid, an online resource for renters and roommates, launched today bringing relief to the 102 million Americans who live in apartments, condominiums, and other rental units. The comprehensive new website for renters and roommates provides tools for making rent payments, managing roommate relationships, building personal credit without going into debt, and ...
- Hoosier Park owner seeks to reorganize $680M in debt Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:35AMCentaur LLC, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, plans to sell its Colorado casino.
- Ask us anything! Spring break budget blues Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:35AMBy: Ben Exler and Lauren Slavin For weeks I’ve been avoiding my friends’ questions about my plans for Spring Break. I’ve been invited to chip in for beach houses, gas for road trips and even plane tickets for extravagant and fun-sounding escapes from campus....
- Morgan County Commissioner not running for re-election Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:16PMBERKELEY SPRINGS, W.VA. When Morgan County Commissioner Tommy Swaim steps down at the end of this year after serving since 1997, hell miss a few things mainly the people, but not the paperwork.
- House passes jobs creation legislation Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:25PMWASHINGTON — Here’s how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending March 5.
- Schools to Albany: Help! Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:46PMArea superintendents, school board members, teachers and parents joined forces Saturday to try to make enough noise to reach Albany with this message: Proposed cuts will mean a devastating loss of programming.
- Emergency Requirements Increase, Volunteer Firefighters Dwindle Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:22PMAs the amount of training needed to become a basic firefighter increases, the number of willing volunteers is decreasing.
- Examples of use and misuse of English language Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:19PMI do not profess to be an expert in grammar, but there are some mistakes that I never fail to notice, that repeatedly bother me. I cringe when someone says, “I should have went to the game” instead of “gone to the game,” or “me and my brother” instead of “my brother and I.”
- Lost decade for pensions needs salvaging Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:05PMThe Noughties were a tough time for pension funds in the UK and globally.
- Three Injured in Crash on Route 52 in Burlington Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:52PMDispatchers say the road is not closed, but traffic may be slow moving.
- Simon says General Growth has not shared any data Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:58AMNEW YORK-- The head of Simon Property Group Inc said Tuesday that despite signing an agreement, it has yet to receive any information from bankrupt General Growth Properties Inc , the smaller rival th...
- Pulling the plug? Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:23AMThis photograph shows the City of Washington’s $2.68 million bill for the power it purchased in January.
- News Categories Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:08AMExternal Yemeni debt increased to $6.29 billion at the end of December 2009, compared to $5.894 billion at the end of December 2008. Yemen’s reserve of foreign currency, consequently, decreased by $1.157 billion over the fiscal year, ensuring around $7 billion in 2009, according to an official report issued by the Central Bank of Yemen.
- Logan Safety Levy Passes Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:53AMVoters in Logan County overwhelmingly voted to pass the countywide safety levy.
- Lincoln, Halter Joust Over Ads Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:22AMLITTLE ROCK — U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., and Democratic challenger Lt. Gov. Bill Halter unveiled their campaigns’ first television ads this week and traded barbs Thursday over their content.
- White House announces $1.5B in housing relief Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:34AMThe White House invited lenders Friday to apply for $1.5 billion in relief for troubled mortgages in five states, including Michigan.
- Dean: Recovery slow, painful Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:23AMRick Niswander (right), dean of East Carolina University’s College of Business, chats with an audience member Thursday afternoon following an address to the Beaufort County Committee of 100 in Washington.
- Snag a tax break on debt forgiveness Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:06AMDear Debt Adviser,
- ConsumerFinanceReport.com Announces Expansion of Proprietary Content, Adding Collection of Tax Related Articles to ... Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:00AMConsumerFinanceReport.com unveils its new tax related article content - created specifically to address common tax season questions as well as eliminating or reducing tax debt.
- Gov: Debt relief needs regulation Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:15AMEast Lansing -- Some debt settlement programs are taking advantage of vulnerable Michigan residents reeling from the down economy, and the state needs to pass legislation to regulate companies offering the service, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said Friday.
- Setting The Records Straight. Info. Ministry Audit Incomplete Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:23PMFormal Responses By Auditees To Queries Raised Not Incorporated In Report Of December 31, 2009, GH¢425,938 (¢4.2bn Not ¢15bn) Allegedly Paid To "Unidentified Working Groups" Including "Media Executives" & "Editors Forum"!
- Fire on Mendum Pond burns boathouse, 32 sailboats Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:12PMBy: Kerry Feltner A fire devastated the boathouse of the UNH sailing team early Wednesday morning at approximately 4:30 a.m. The boathouse, which is located approximately 10 minutes from campus on Mendum’s Pond, contained 32 boats. eighteen of the boats were on...
- Federal budget vows to slash deficit, few details on where axe will fall Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:13PMOTTAWA — Hard decisions on wrestling a monstrous deficit have been punted one year down the road by a Conservative budget that promises dramatic future cuts but leaves the punishing ground game for later.
- Belmar enters next phase in long-term improvement of municipal marina Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 10:13PMBELMAR — If you have a diamond in the rough, why not polish it?
- Dollar gains ahead of key US jobs report Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:16PMThe dollar on Thursday firmed sharply against the euro amid worries about weak US economic data and a looming key jobs report that sent investors scurrying to the safe-haven currency.
- Thune’s bill to target incentives for small businesses voted down Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:13PMSen. John Thune’s amendment to target tax incentives to small businesses by redirecting unspent money in the $862 billion stimulus bill failed on the Senate floor Wednesday.
- US stocks up Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:04PMNEW YORK - US stocks closed higher Thursday with sentiment lifted by a drop in the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47.38 points (0.46 percent) to end at 10,444.14, a day after the market closed on a flat note.
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- Panel Raises Concerns Over Citigroup ‘Guarantee’ Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:41PMMembers of a government committee overseeing the bank bailout program raised concerns on Thursday about whether the repeated bailouts of Citigroup allowed it to enjoy special advantages by implying that the bank was too big to fail, The New York Times’s Eric Dash reports.
- Pandit Thanks Taxpayers for Citi ‘Bridge’ Over Crisis (Update2) Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:38PMMarch 4 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit thanked U.S. taxpayers for the $45 billion bailout the bank got in late 2008 that helped it stave off a run on deposits.
- NicOx 2009 Financial Results Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:24PMSophia Antipolis, France--(Marketwire - March 4, 2010) - www.nicox.com
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- U.S. stocks edge up as retail gains, energy sinks Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:23PMU.S. stocks edge higher retailers gain, energy stocks sink NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks rose slightly Thursday as a round of ratings upgrades and better-than-expected retail sales provid...
- Citigroup Chief Expresses ‘Gratitude’ to Bailout Panel Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:18PMCitigroup ’s chief executive, is expected to tell a government panel overseeing the bailout program on Thursday that the bank owes a “large debt of gratitude” to American taxpayers f...
- JPMorgan Tops Goldman in Investment Banking as Fees Swell 13% Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:44AMMarch 4 (Bloomberg) -- As 2009 began, the world’s banks and brokers were in a deep hole. They had recorded some $1 trillion in credit losses and writedowns of their mortgage holdings in the financial crisis of 2007 and 2008, and markets were still reeling.
- Judge allows Elite to proceed in civil case against Wolverine Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:30AMA federal court judge last week dealt a blow to Wolverine Fire Apparatus, which filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy last September.
- Geithner Adviser Sachs Plans to Resign as Banking Crisis Wanes Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 5:16AMMarch 4 (Bloomberg) -- Lee Sachs , a counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner , plans to step down this year as the banking crisis wanes and the Obama administration winds down its emergency programs.
- Ads Posted on Facebook Strike Some as Off-Key Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:49AMBRAD STONE Advertisers on Facebook are a motley bunch. Some are Wal-Mart and Procter & Gamble. Others are "not only creepy but off-putting," says a media consultant.
- Votes on key issues in 2009 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 4:09AMCongress conducted nearly 1,400 roll calls in 2009, a session that opened Jan. 6, 2009 and ended Christmas Eve. This report boils that activity down to 28 key votes that show where lawmakers stand on a cross-section of major issues.
- Ads Posted on Facebook Strike Some as Off-Key Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:22AMBut the site’s pages are also home to countless ads from smaller companies that can be funny, weird or just plain creepy those suggesting you are, say, eligible to get a free
- Togolese Voters Cast Ballots as Gnassingbe Eyes Second Term Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:48AMMarch 4 (Bloomberg) -- Voters in Togo began casting their ballots in an election in which President Faure Gnassingbe is seeking to extend his family’s four-decade rule of the West African nation.
- (AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-02 18:56 UPDATE 2-Congo inflation eases to 31 pct by end-Feb Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:28PMBy Katrina Manson
- Mukesh Butani: Some well-timed choices Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:49PMBudget 2010 was expected to be more than just an exercise in annual fiscal management and first indications are that the Finance Minister managed a delicate act in balancing fiscal consolidation and economic prudence. Supplementing the data released in the Annual Survey, the FM pegged the GDP growth for the current fiscal at 7.2 percent and laid an ambitious path for double digit growth. Revised ...