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The Arizona Department of Transportation is acceptingapplications for its latest cycle of federal grants to implementSafe Routes to School programs in schools and communities aroundArizona.Safe Routes to School is a federally funded program that encourageselementary and middle school students to walk or bike to schoolregularly, in order to foster healthy habits and lower the risk ofchildhood    .. more …

Paul M. Pittman, one of four principals in a troubled Indianapolis-based condo developer, filed personal bankruptcy this week. Pittman, an Indianapolis attorney, was the chief financial officer of Page Development, which spearheaded the Villaggio at Page Pointe condominium project in downtown Indianapolis as well as numerous condo developments in Florida. Pittman is the second Page Development    .. more …

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Monday dawned on Highway 90 as CharterBank opened its doors to the former customers of First National Bank of Florida in Milton.Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. First National Bank of Florida was closed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver.This action was taken by the FDIC to protect the depositors, as the FDIC    .. more …

Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) — U.S. regulators are examining whether the nation’s home lenders have accurately valued $845 billion of home-equity and other second-lien mortgages, according to seven people with direct knowledge of the matter. The Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have teams checking on default risks at the biggest banks and whether they’ve set aside enough    .. more …

But Gov. Jerry Brown is now considering whether to sign landmark legislation that would extend state financial aid to illegal immigrants who are college students. And that makes Lewis anxious. Will the law pit illegal immigrants against U.S. citizens at a time of skyrocketing demand for student aid? Can the state afford the largesse in this bleak economy?”The issue is not students who are    .. more …

SEOUL, South Korea TOKYO, Sep 29, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Koscom, a leading financial IT solution provider and KVH Co. Ltd., Japan’s leading information delivery platform providing integrated cloud and network solutions announced today that they have signed an agreement on a strategic alliance to jointly provide IT solutions to the global financial community. Under the agreement, the two companies    .. more …

Wal-Mart will be joining Best Buy , Sears , Toys ‘R’ Us and others in offering layaway purchases this holiday season. The decision was a response to increased customer need and demand for more accessible payment options. But while layaway seems to offer a viable option for affording those big holiday purchases, it is not the best choice for buyers on a budget. Back from the dead    .. more …

Is a loan interest rate of more than 1,000 percent a year”unconscionable” under state law?That’s the question the state Supreme Court last week agreed toconsider.Guidance about whether consumer loan interest rates can be sohigh that a court can rule they are not enforceable under theWisconsin Consumer Act is sorely needed, says the state Court ofAppeals, 4th District. So it asked the Supreme Court    .. more …

Financial aid experts agree: the cheapest loan a college student can get is a government-sponsored subsidized Stafford loan. The rate is a rock-bottom 3.4% for the current academic year — about less than half the cost of an unsubsidized Stafford loan — and the government covers interest payments while the student is in college and for six months after graduation. But to get approved for such a    .. more …