Top stories in 2010 for West-Central Illinois, Northeast Missouri
º A proposal to create a new tax increment financing district on the east side of Quincy’s downtown received mixed reviews at a public hearing in March at City Hall. Several speakers spoke in support of forming the “Quincy Downtown II Tax Increment Financing District,” also known as TIF East. The proposed district would encompass 185 parcels of land containing 145 buildings, roughly from Fifth …

 

Financing available for low-income homebuyers
No down payment home financing is available through USDA Rural Development to qualifying applicants in rural areas. Through this home loan program, potential home buyers may purchase a new or existing home, build a home, or make improvements to an existing home. The current interest rate is 4-7/8%.

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Financing available for low-income homebuyers
No down payment home financing is available through USDA Rural Development to qualifying applicants in rural areas. Through this home loan program, potential home buyers may purchase a new or existing home, build a home, or make improvements to an existing home. The current interest rate is 4-7/8%.

Read more on The Cleburne News

Obama slams pundits over health reform
US President Barack Obama Thursday lashed out at quick-to-judge pundits who have already decided his health reform triumph will do little to boost his political prospects.

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Nationwide Begins Response for Rhode Island and Northeast
COLUMBUS, Ohio—-Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. claim representatives and agents are assisting customers in response to recent floods reported throughout the Northeast, especially Rhode Island.

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RBS Posts Narrower-Than-Estimated Loss, Bonuses Rise (Update1)
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, Britain’s biggest government-controlled lender, reported a narrower-than-estimated second-half net loss, and increased its annual pay and bonuses for investment bankers by 44 percent.

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Robert Peston
Poor RBS, poor Britain: The chilling numbers

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RBS Posts Narrower-Than-Estimated Loss, Bonuses Rise (Update1)
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc , Britain’s biggest government-controlled lender, reported a narrower-than-estimated full-year net loss, and increased its pay and bonuses for investment bankers by 44 percent.

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Doubled-Up in Northeast Ohio
The foreclosure crisis has left thousands of abandoned and boarded up houses across Northeast Ohio. But, have you ever wondered what happens to the people who used to live in those homes? Have they moved away? Are they living in homeless shelters?

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