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Former Ohio Attorney General Picked to Lead Consumer Agency Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:40PMIn picking Richard Cordray, President Obama passed over Elizabeth Warren, who drew strong opposition from Republicans.
On the move – 7/15/11: Scully to lead bankers group Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:12PMAccounting Rich Compton has been named director of business development of ClearView Consulting, of Baltimore. Compton will be responsible for cultivating new business and managing relationships with clients and prospects. He previously spent 12 years with Jefferson Wells, where he served as the lead business development executive in the Maryland/D.C. area. He began his career with [...]
On the move – 7/15/11: Scully to lead bankers group Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:12PMAccounting Rich Compton has been named director of business development of ClearView Consulting, of Baltimore. Compton will be responsible for cultivating new business and managing relationships with clients and prospects. He previously spent 12 years with Jefferson Wells, where he served as the lead business development executive in the Maryland/D.C. area. He began his career with [...]
Rochester seeks green identity Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:31AMGoing green is a hot trend these days. Everybody’s talking about it. But how many are actually doing it?
Bill Signed To Extend Home Foreclosure Protections Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:44PMIn an unusual move, Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley has signed a bill extending home foreclosure protections.
Michigan extends home foreclosure protections Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 5:06PMLANSING, Mich. (AP) - In an unusual move, Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley has signed a bill extending home foreclosure protections. Gov. Rick Snyder usually signs bills into law.
Meisner lawsuit targets unpaid taxes Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 5:06AMSuing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for real estate transfer taxes is the start of legal action to clean up the messy foreclosures crisis, Oakland County Treasurer Andy Meisner said.
Whitey Bulger expected back in Massachusetts today Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 6:14AMAfter 16 long years as a fugitive, notorious gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was expected to be returned home to Boston on Friday, a law enforcement official said.
Bank of America Sued by Michiagn Official for Foreclosure-Sales Taxes Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 4:58PMBank of America Corp. (BAC) , Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) and mortgage servicers were sued by a Michigan county official who claimed they failed to pay millions of dollars in transfer taxes on foreclosure sales.
Lawsuit seeks to overturn Michigan emergency manager law as unconstitutional Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:53AMLANSING -- A lawsuit was filed today challenging as unconstitutional a new state law that gives vast powers to emergency managers named to fiscally distressed cities and school districts.
Maddin Hauser Tax Attorney To Present at Upcoming MACPA Management Information and Business Show Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:32PMDetroit - Michael K. Hauser, Esq., CPA, a shareholder at Maddin, Hauser, Wartell, Roth & Heller, P.C., has been selected by the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) as one of its featured presenters at its upcoming Management Information and Business Show, which is scheduled for Wednesday, June 29-Thursday, June 30.
Who is Mr. Ku?: Riverview Apartments high bidder has checkered past Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 9:14AMThe Riverview Apartments has been under financial duress for a number of years, the federal Housing and Urban Development Authority(HUD) recently began foreclosure proceedings.
Koch-backed group's fake eviction notices rile up Detroit Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 11:40AMResidents and local politicians outraged by misleading flyers posted by conservative group Americans for Prosperity
Editorial: Inexcusable scare tactics have no place in bridge debate Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 9:15AMScare tactics: Bogus eviction notices were taped to homes in the 600 block of Reid in Detroit's Delray neighborhood this week. / WILLIAM ARCHIE/Detroit Free Press
The Bank Lobby Steps Up Its Attack on Elizabeth Warren Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 3:00PMThe Nation -- Research support was provided by The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. On May 24 Elizabeth Warren was back on Capitol Hill testifying before Congress, defending her brainchild, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a key element of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation.
Business Tax Breaks Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 12:10PMThe bill that will extend the Bush-era tax cuts is on its way to the president's desk. Governor Granholm signed a new law to help bring even more jobs to the state.
Emanuel Names Senior Staff Members Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 4:06PMMayor-elect completes staff who will steer agenda outlined in the recently-released transition report.
Merscorp Mortgage Registry Sued Over Non-Judicial Foreclosures in Michigan Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 5:58PMMortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. “illegally prosecuted” non-judicial foreclosures in Michigan and owes more than $100 million to people who lost their homes, lawyers for three homeowners said in a lawsuit.
DeWitt man gets 2 1-2 years in $20,000 foreclosure scam Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 5:32AMCHARLOTTE - A 28-year-old DeWitt man who officials said admitted running a foreclosure rescue scam has been sentenced to a minimum of 2 1/2 years in prison and must pay more than $20,000 in restitution.
Community Calendar Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 9:10AMDeadline for calendar items is two weeks in advance of the desired publication date. Send information on clubs, lectures, community events, religious events, reunions, support groups and singles to: Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026, fax to (847) 486-7451 or e-mail to Laura Enright at …
Client Wins From May 3 Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 3:22PMThe latest in new businses won by Michigan's technology-focused companies
New Households Forming at Fastest Rate Since ’07 Signaling Resurgent U.S. Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 5:06AMShelby Webb, 22, rented her first apartment three weeks ago in Chattanooga, Tennessee, after landing a job translating ads for a Spanish-language newspaper. Now, she’s paying monthly bills for electricity, cable television and natural gas for the first time and has bought new pillows from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Millions in housing aid for poor wasted, state audit finds Saturday, April 30, 2011 @ 9:51AMA state agency charged with providing housing assistance to Michigan's poorest residents misspent millions of tax dollars in a series of blunders that left some of the neediest residents without help, according to a wide-ranging, two-year investigation by the state Office of the Auditor General.
Community Calendar Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 4:44AMDeadline for calendar items is two weeks in advance of the desired publication date. Send information on clubs, lectures, community events, religious events, reunions, support groups and singles to: Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026, fax to (847) 486-7451 or e-mail to Laura Enright at lenright@pioneerlocal.com.
Guest column: Don't kick homeowners when they're down Monday, April 25, 2011 @ 6:30AMFirst, the worst recession since the Great Depression brought Michigan homeowners to their knees. Then, federal foreclosure prevention programs over-promised but underperformed while a horde of foreclosure rescue scammers kicked them while they were down.Now, just as the economy is...
Infant Left in Dumpster Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 12:25PMPolice in Kalamazoo are searching for the suspect in an early morning double murder. A three-month-old girl is now in the custody of Michigan's Family Independence Agency after being left at a fire station under Michigan's Safe Delivery law.
AP: US economic stress eased in February Thursday, April 14, 2011 @ 10:05AMThanks to lower unemployment and fewer bankruptcies, the nation's economic stress edged down in February as all but five states strengthened from January, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis.
Warren wonder: Street foe may win consumer post by default Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 10:47PMLook who's shooting to the top of the list of likely nominees to head Washington's new consumer financial watchdog agency -- Elizabeth Warren. Warren, who was shot down for the position last year after a lawmaker called her "unconfirmable" and who has run into a wave of resistance...
Daniel Howes: Detroit's story: decline or revival? Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 3:24AMIf there's a prize for writing a city's obituary 50 years too soon, the winner is Time Magazine. In October 1961, the early days of the Kennedy administration, the weekly described a city where "prosperity seemed to go on forever — but it didn't, and Detroit is now in trouble."
Bad Credit: How Payday Lenders Evade Regulation Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 4:17PMThe Nation -- Research support for this article was provided by The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute and by an Alfred Knobler Fellowship. Sam Black woke up one morning not long after retiring to Charleston, South Carolina, with chest pains he didn’t realize would change his life.
Woman’s legal woes mount Tuesday, April 5, 2011 @ 7:10AMAn Aspen woman was taken into custody after a hearing in Pitkin County District Court on Monday, the result of a fugitive warrant out of Wisconsin. read more
SugarLoaf avoids forfeiture Saturday, April 2, 2011 @ 12:05AMLeelanau County treasurer Chelly Roush was having a busy day Wednesday as a deadline approached for taxpayers to pay off delinquent 2008 property tax bills by today, March 31, or face permanent forfeiture of their property to Leelanau County. Under sta read more
Wash. Legislature OKs cancer drug safety changes Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 5:34PMThe state Legislature approved bills Friday that aim to protect health care workers who handle hazardous drugs used in cancer treatment, restrict the use of phosphorous-based fertilizers and create a tax exemption for meals provided by restaurants to their employees.
Wash. Legislature OKs cancer drug safety changes Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 5:26PMMOLLY ROSBACH Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. The state Legislature approved bills Friday that aim to protect health care workers who handle hazardous drugs used in cancer treatment, restrict the use of phosphorous-based fertilizers and create a tax exemption for meals provided by restaurants to their employees. The House unanimously approved the hazardous drugs measure. It directs the ...
MILAN: $3 million East Main Redevelopment project closer to reality (with video) Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 8:12AMIt began innocently enough: introduce a city administrator with a fondness for fresh doughnuts and sandwiches. Add a hard-working, ambitious entrepreneur who co-owns the Milan Bakery that the administrator sometimes patronizes.
Sentence Commuted, But He's Still in Jail Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 10:25PMDetroit's Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is getting his chance to defend himself, and perhaps save his job, in a hearing he didn't want in front of Governor Jennifer Granholm.
David Rosenberg Pulls A NYT, Will Start Charging For Content, Still Believes No QE3 Imminent Friday, March 18, 2011 @ 10:58AMNo more copy paste from the world's biggest bond deflationist. A day after the NYT announced it will soon see its traffic plunge courtesy of a paywall, David Rosenberg says he is going the premium route as well. "Since first publishing Breakfast with Dave when I started with Gluskin Sheff + Associates back in May 2009, we had always notified our readership that the report was going to be made ...
Local Law Enforcement Agencies Lose Meth Clean-Up Funding Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 10:40PMThe U.S. House of Representatives will likely vote this week on a plan that could cut funding to local health centers. Michigan's foreclosure rate fell in November, with filings going down by nearly three percent.
Foreclosure advice: Get help from the right source Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 12:10PMDEARBORN/ DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In 2007, Christine Sickle would walk through her neighborhood near Penn Vassar Park and wonder about all the homes with notices taped on the front doors.
Dial-A-Ride tax levy up for vote Tuesday, March 15, 2011 @ 11:19AMThe Crawford County Board of Commissioners gave the green light last week to start the process for a millage issue that would let Dial-A-Ride busses continue to roll.
Military personnel have protections against foreclosure Monday, March 14, 2011 @ 11:09AMMichigan’s military personnel have foreclosure and other legal protections provided under state and federal law.
Banks balk at draft Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @ 11:34PMA sweeping settlement to end the foreclosure fiasco plaguing the US housing market can't even get its toe in the door. The deal proposed by federal regulators and state attorneys general in a 27-page draft settlement distributed to the nation's five largest mortgage lenders last week is a...
Michigan AG: Military families deserve foreclosure protection Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @ 10:08PMLansing— Michigan's military personnel should never have their homes foreclosed on while on active duty, Attorney General Bill Schuette said Wednesday, alerting soldiers and soldier families of legal protections provided under state and federal law.
Michigan Attorney General reminds those in armed forces of rights to avoid foreclosure Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @ 2:27PMThe alert comes as veteran battles his bank over the foreclosure while he served in Iraq.
'Detroit Was Like Cheers: Everyone Knew Your Name' Wednesday, March 9, 2011 @ 10:19AMI wanted to understand the city, as much as possible, as though I were a native
Foreclosure advice: Get help from the right source Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 4:02PMDEARBORN/ DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In 2007, Christine Sickle would walk through her neighborhood near Penn Vassar Park and wonder about all the homes with notices taped on the front doors.
Dr. Boyce Watkins Spotlight: Alison Vaughn Helps You Dress for Success Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 9:40PMFiled under: Dr. Boyce Money African Americans are suffering worse than any other group of Americans during this prolonged recession. Our unemployment, bankruptcy and foreclosure rates are far higher than whites, which is a striking reality to face after electing our first black president. People like Alison Vaughn position themselves to help those of us who wish to compete more effectively in ...
Veteran Battles For Home Lost While At War Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 6:37PMA West Michigan veteran who fought overseas for his country is now battling for his house back home. A West Michigan veteran who fought overseas for his country is now battling for his house back home.
Officials disagree on penalties for mortgage mess Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 1:37PMRegulators cannot agree on how much to punish banks as well as exactly who should benefit from a settlement.
Our view: Bill would derail Michigan recovery Thursday, March 3, 2011 @ 1:00PMA proposal in the Michigan House of Representatives would require law enforcement officers to make a "complete, full and appropriate attempt" to verify a person's immigration status after the person is stopped for another offense and officers have probable cause to suspect the person is in the country illegally.