
Business and Financial
Amendments to Telemarketing Sales Rule Prohibiting Debt Relief Companies From Collecting Advance Fees Will Take Effect in October 2010 Starting on October 27, 2010, for-profit companies that sell debt relief services over the telephone may no longer charge a fee…
Washington, D.C. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Citigroup Inc. with misleading investors about the company's exposure to subprime mortgage-related assets. The SEC also charged one current and one former executive for their roles in causing Citigroup to make the…
Airport Revenue Bonds, which are used to help fund major projects at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, have maintained an excellent bond rating by both Standard & Poors (S&P) and by Moodys Investors Service. The City of Phoenix Senior Lien…
WASHINGTON As part of a larger Administration announcement on efforts to strengthen the health care workforce, the Internal Revenue Service announced that under the Affordable Care Act health care professionals who received student loan relief under state programs that reward…
WASHINGTON, DC The World Banks (WB) Board of Executive Directors approved a US$450 million loan this Thursday to develop public policies aimed at supporting the Mexican governments efforts of promoting the adaptation of its water sector to climate change. The…
WASHINGTON, DC The World Banks (WB) Board of Executive Directors approved a US$450 million loan this Thursday to develop public policies aimed at supporting the Mexican governments efforts of promoting the adaptation of its water sector to climate change. The…
Washington, DC The global economic recovery continues to advance, but Europes debt crisis has created new hurdles on the road to sustainable medium term growth, cautions the World Banks latest Global Economic Prospects 2010, released today online. The World Bank…
Goal is for 40 NASCAR-branded Car Wash Locations by 2015 CHARLOTTE, N.C. The 1903 Car Wash Company and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) have announced an exclusive license agreement to create and develop a branded car…
McLEAN, Va., The Farm Credit Administration (FCA) Board has adopted an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to solicit public input on possible changes to regulations governing the liquidity and investment management of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac).…
WASHINGTON, D.C. - SunExpress, an airline based in Antalya, Turkey, is using financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) for the purchase of several Boeing 737-800 aircraft with engines manufactured by CFM International Inc. Ex-Im Bank…
$5 Million Fine Imposed Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, United States District Judge Jack B. Weinstein sentenced Eric Butler, a former Credit Suisse broker, to five years imprisonment, three years of supervised release, $5 million fine, and…
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday approved a final rule amending Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to protect consumers who use credit cards from a number of costly practices. Credit card issuers must comply with most aspects of the rule…