Anaheim company sues Ed McMahon over mortgage

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Westmoore Inc. in Anaheim Hills is suing Ed McMahon for more than $275,000 that it says the former “Tonight Show” sidekick owes from a 2006 loan, reports the
The lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court says McMahon and his wife Pamela defaulted on the loan in early 2007. The suit doesn’t say why [...]

Freddie chief’s jackpot

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Freddie Mac chief Richard Syron wants to avoid a government bailout for many reasons. A filing the struggling mortgage giant made Friday lists over 10 million of them. Syron made $10.6 million last year, according to Freddie Mac’s latest report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company disclosed the information in a filing that [...]

True Blue Gents Of Finance

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In the jungle of the financial world, there are few true blue gentlemen of ideal temperament and standards, whose word you can trust. Early in his scribbling career, Croesus was fortunate to have been taken up by one esteemed Harvard Business School professor Georges Doriot, a wise Frenchman who taught a course on manufacturing, not [...]

Iowa Attorney General Miller: Alleges Consumer Fraud In Sales Of Business Opportunities

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Attorney General Tom Miller has filed a lawsuit alleging deceptive practices by Profit Alliance, Inc., an eastern Iowa company that engages in nationwide sales of a business opportunity in which the purchaser is to provide tax and expense recovery services primarily to small business clients.
“We allege that Profit Alliance uses numerous deceptions to get business [...]

Opening Up Global Business Opportunities

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SELLING Northern Ireland as an investment location to international companies and helping firms in the Province increase their export sales and target new markets is a key element of growing the local economy.
Business Administration In today’s fast changing global economy, it has become increasingly important to provide the right business conditions to ensure that Northern [...]

Bigger Businesses To Be Eligible For New Insurance Subsidy

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Maryland health care regulators are planning to increase the size of businesses that will be eligible for a new health insurance subsidy that will become available in October.
The $15 million small business premium subsidy, created during last fall’s special legislative session, will open up this fall to firms with between two and nine employees. It [...]

Home Builders Association Of Georgia ‘taking Back’ Control Of Builders Insurance

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The Home Builders Association of Georgia (HBAG) is launching a fight to regain control of Builders Insurance, which they say is run by a board that has padded its pockets with exorbitant fees.
HBAG consists of more than 13,000 builders statewide. On Thursday, the association issued an urgent call during a meeting at Lake Lanier Islands [...]

Business Compliance And Tax Changes

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A number of changes to business tax filing and accounting rules have been announced in a joint Budget statement from Finance Minister Michael Cullen and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne.
“Compliance costs will be reduced by raising a number of tax thresholds,” they say. “That may mean fewer tax returns for businesses to complete, a reduction in [...]

National Automobile Finance Company Awards Convergys

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global leader in relationship management, announced today that a multi-national automobile finance company has awarded Convergys a five-year contract for Convergys’ industry-leading Customer Management solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Convergys will transform the client’s customer service operations with top tier consumer support.
The multi-national client serves millions of drivers and has tens of billions [...]

Frequent Business Fliers Share Their Travel Secrets

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A well-rehearsed presentation and clever turn of a French phrase could help land a deal with a Parisian client.
But even the most prepared businessperson doesn’t stand a chance if he or she is stuck in a Chicago airport while a competitor schmoozes the prospective client in Paris. That’s why it is crucial for anyone planning [...]

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