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In Columbus Ohio, a 5-year-old girl jumped onto Santa’s lap last month and asked if he could give her dad a job as an elf. Mike Smith, who works the Santa station at the Polaris Fashion Place in Columbus, asked why, the Wall Street Journal reported … [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Citigroup Inc. on Wednesday repaid $20 billion in bailout money and received a government ruling that it’s no longer covered by the pay restrictions imposed on companies receiving the most rescue money. Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama … [...]
When Anna Alvarez looks across the tables at her family’s restaurant on Christmas, she expects to again see seniors who could not afford to visit their families and would otherwise spend the holiday alone with a meager meal. As always, she knows … [...]
Youths are dramatically affected by parents who are struggling with actual or perceived threats of foreclosure, job instability or other family finance issues, Perlstein said. “We’ve been struggling not to cut our staff size because we’re trying to … [...]
A fundraising letter for the homeless sent by Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher to more than 3,000 gun permit holders has drawn complaints that his office violated privacy rights. The letter, sent this month on an official letterhead, discussed the … [...]
This year, he said, was difficult for businesses for a number of reasons, such as decreased revenue, the impact of the Woodstock Downtown foreclosure and the Sept. 21 flooding. New businesses that have opened since December 2008 include: Ameris Bank … [...]
Between January 2008 to September 2009, 307 Framingham properties were in foreclosure proceedings. Of those, 54 percent have been sold or transferred, said Building Commissioner Mike Foley. The state’s attorney general’s office also has a foreclosure … [...]
The bulk of the losses will occur in support TARP has provided to AIG, the auto companies and a $50 billion program that’s providing incentives to banks to refinance mortgages for homeowners at risk of foreclosure. [...]
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