The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center Introduces Their Public/Private Alliance Model to Work with Government ... (PR.com)
The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center has introduced their business model for the development of an alliance between government and private businesses to offer immediate assistance to homeowners at risk. [PR.com - July 25, 2008]
State, MLGW get $5.7M from feds (Memphis Business Journal)
The state of Tennessee and Memphis Light, Gas & Water have been approved for $5.7 million in grants from the federal government.
???When the government buys up empty homes, it???s only helping lenders and speculators, not the people who need ... (Fast Company Magazine)
President Bush has continually expressed his opposition to a housing bill that proposes to include $4 billion in grants for local governments to buy and refurbish foreclosed properties.
Stevi business obtains government grant (Ravalli Republic)
STEVENSVILLE - Bitterroot Tool and Machine of Stevensville was awarded a $33,000 grant to help obtain certification that will lead to four new jobs at the business within the next year and a half.
Paulson's Fannie-Freddie Deal Scraps Free-Market Push (Bloomberg via Yahoo! News)
July 25 (Bloomberg) -- In October 2003, Treasury Secretary John Snow told Congress ``we need to be on guard'' against the ``perception'' that the U.S. government stood behind the stocks and bonds of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
TAX-NEWS.COM (Tax-News.com)
A recent report published by the National Audit Office (NAO) found that most of the GBP11.5bn benefits expected by HMRC during its ambitious transformation programme are likely to come from an increased tax yield (GBP6.3bn) and transaction savings to business and government (GBP4.1bn).