Dawson Times - Banking and Finance

Chattahoochee Bank of Georgia to Break Ground in Gainesville

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:12:19 UT

The privately held bank expects to begin a stock offering to prospective investors in late April or early May 2008. The bank will target small- to medium-sized businesses, their owners, and professionals in Gainesville-Hall County...

NGCSU Provides Free Tax Preparation Assistance

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:00:24 UT

Taxpayers in Lumpkin and surrounding counties may receive free income tax preparation assistance from North Georgia College & State University accounting students and faculty members on Friday and Saturday April 4 and 5 in the Newton Oakes Center on the NGCSU campus...

IRS Announces Economic Stimulus Payment Schedules, Provides Online Payment Calculator

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:10:04 UT

The Internal Revenue Service announced that it will begin sending more than 130 million economic stimulus payments starting May 2...

2008 Economic Stimulus Payments – Fast Facts

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:01:38 UT

How will the 2008 economic stimulus package benefit you...

IRS Announces 2007 Tax Return Must be Filed to Receive Rebate

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:08:57 UT

The Internal Revenue Service today advised Georgia Taxpayers that in most cases they will not have to do anything extra this year to get the economic stimulus payments beginning in May...

IRS Warns of New Advance Payment E-Mail and Telephone Scams Using the IRS Name

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:29:17 UT

The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to beware of several current e-mail and telephone scams that use the IRS name as a lure...

Federal Reserve Drops Interest Rate

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:23:14 UT

While strains in short-term funding markets have eased somewhat, broader financial market conditions have continued to deteriorate and credit has tightened further for some businesses and households...

IRS E-File Opens for 2008 Filing Season for Most Georgia Taxpayers

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:07:23 UT

Most Georgia taxpayers may file their 2007 tax returns electronically beginning on Jan. 11 as the Internal Revenue Service opens the e-file program...

Bank of America Agrees to Purchase Countrywide Financial Corp.

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:59:46 UT

The purchase will make Bank of America the nation's largest mortgage lender and loan servicer...

Federal Open Market Committee Decides to Lower Target for Federal Funds Rate to 4-1/4 Percent

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:42:00 UT

Readings on core inflation have improved modestly this year, but elevated energy and commodity prices, among other factors, may put upward pressure on inflation...

Breaking News: Fed Cuts Interest Rate

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:10:40 UT

Wall Street has responded enthusiastically, propelling stocks up 335.97 points -- its biggest one-day point jump in nearly five years...

First Citizens Bank of Georgia Celebrates Groundbreaking

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:10:55 UT

On Wednesday, October 24, a crowd braved threatening skies to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new main office of First Citizens Bank of Georgia...

Oct. 15 is Tax Filing Deadline, Last Chance to E-file for Phone Tax Refund

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:48:39 UT

The Oct. 15 extension deadline for filing a 2006 tax return is just around the corner. “This year, the Internal Revenue Service has a message for more taxpayers than the estimated 200,000 Georgians who requested additional time,” said IRS Spokesman Mark Green...

Breaking News: Feds Lower Interest Rate

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:54:09 UT

The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 50 basis points to 4-3/4 percent...

Survey Names Georgia ‘No. 1 in U.S.’ for Workforce Training

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:11:53 UT

Governor Sonny Perdue announced that Georgia has once again been selected as the No. 1 state in the U.S. for workforce training in Expansion Management magazine’s annual survey of site selection professionals...