WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) — A consumer watchdog group recommended a student loan debt relief company accused of preying on student loan borrowers be shuttered and the company reimburse thousands of borrowers who paid some $8.2 million in illegal fees. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requested a federal court enter a final judgement against Student…
Share Written by Staff Reporter March 18, 2016 Liquidators have been appointed to companies associated with a notorious property spruiker. ASIC announced yesterday that the Federal Court of Australia has made orders appointing liquidators to companies associated with Jamie McIntyre and 21st Century land banking companies. According to ASIC, Simon Alexander Wallace-Smith and Robert Scott…
A family-owned dessert business operating for more than 20 years is facing an uncertain future after its parent company collapsed into voluntary administration. Cakes Galore appointed external managers earlier this month, with Anne Meagher and Terry van der Velde acting as joint administrators. A creditors meeting was held earlier this week in Toowoomba. Cakes Galore…
Share this URL A 24-year-old Bronx man has been arrested for stabbing and slashing five people during a wild brawl inside a Washington Heights gambling den, officials said Thursday. Remi Valdez-Senn was charged with five counts of assault, criminal possession of a weapon and disorderly conduct for the bloody Wednesday morning melee…
KUALA LUMPUR: British American Tobacco Bhd (BAT) will restructure its business operations by sourcing tobacco products for the local market from other BAT factories regionally. BAT, in a filing to Bursa Malaysia today, said the restructuring exercise would involve shutting down factory operations in Virginia Park, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. “Our unit, Tobacco Importers and Manufacturers…
A MEMORABILIA trader hopes a jacket worn by a rogue banker whose fraudulent deals brought down a major bank could be sold for more than £20,000. Marc McLennan, who runs Sport and Star Autographs, based at Basildons Eastgate Centre, is sounding out potential buyers for the jacket, which was once worn by Nick Leeson. The…
Few employees object to foosball tables and free snacks in the office. But for prospective recruits burdened by student loans, some companies are introducing a perk that may be a stronger draw. Fidelity announced Tuesday that full-time employees at the manager level or below will be eligible to receive $2,000 a year paid toward their…
Louisianas top officials agreed Thursday to refinance state debt to generate $82 million in quick cash to help close gaps in this years budget. The Bond Commission agreed to the financing maneuver over the objections of its chairman, Treasurer John Kennedy. Lawmakers assumed the additional cash in its budget rebalancing work during the recently-added special…
KUALA LUMPUR: British American Tobacco Bhd (BAT) will restructure its business operations by sourcing tobacco products for the local market from other BAT factories regionally. BAT, in a filing to Bursa Malaysia today, said the restructuring exercise would involve shutting down factory operations in Virginia Park, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. “Our unit, Tobacco Importers and Manufacturers…
Flint Whistleblower: Health Impact Of DC Water 20-30 Times Worse Than Flint by David Eldridge, InsideSources The Virginia Tech professor credited with sounding the alarm about poisoned water in Flint says the District of Columbias own long-running problems with lead exposure dwarf the crisis in Michigan. One day after appearing before Congress to blast federal…