Finance Law

Thu May 17, 2012 4:50pm EDT

The 9th Judicial Circuit Court of Bong County has qualified four new Attorneys-At-Law and admitted them to the Bong County Bar. The four Attorneys are graduates of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law at the University of Liberia The ceremony took place May 15, 2012 before his honor, J. Boima Kontoe, Resident Circuit Judge [...]

Martins Bike Shop Inc. Art Plus Gallery Exeter Family Restaurant [+] Enlarge.   -  The head of a state commission said proposed changes in sentencing guidelines that judges follow are being driven by new federal laws and prison overcrowding. Mark H. Bergstrom, executive director of the Commission on Sentencing, outlined the proposals during a hearing Thursday [...]

Banco Santander (SAN) SA and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA, Spain’s biggest lenders, were cut three levels by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited a recession and mounting loan losses in downgrading 16 of the nation’s banks. Nine firms were cut three notches and seven were kept on review for further reductions, Moody’s said yesterday in [...]

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky., May 16, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ – First Financial Service Corporation (NASDAQ: FFKY) today announced the following key additions to the leadership of the Company and its subsidiary, First Federal Savings Bank of Elizabethtown. Frank Perez joins the Company and the Bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Perez is a Certified [...]

Kenneth R. Feinberg, one of the nation’s leading experts in mediation and alternative dispute resolution, will address the graduates at New York Law School’s 120th Commencement on Monday, May 21, 2012, at Radio City Music Hall at 11 a.m. Feinberg, who served as Special Master of the Federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001, [...]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN–(Marketwire -05/17/12)- For the first time ever, Fayette County children will receive free lunches this summer, donated by Gleaners Food Bank and Chartwells School Dining Services. The Spartan Summer Food Truck Program will begin on Monday, May 21st from 11 am – 1 pm at Connersville, Indiana’s City Park. The summer feeding program will [...]

The European Central Bank said it will temporarily stop lending to some Greek banks to limit its risk as President Mario Draghi signaled the ECB won’t compromise on key principles to keep Greece in the euro area. The Frankfurt-based ECB said yesterday it will push the responsibility for lending to some Greek financial institutions onto [...]

J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) (JCP)’s creditworthiness is back where it was three years ago in the eyes of derivatives traders as Chief Executive Officer Ron Johnson struggles to revive the fourth-largest U.S. department store chain. Credit-default swaps on the Plano, Texas-based retailer have soared 136 basis points this week to 590 basis points, the highest [...]

North­eastern Uni­ver­sity hosted a recep­tion on Wednesday to honor the ser­vice, ded­i­ca­tion and lead­er­ship of Emily Spieler, who stepped down as dean of the School of Law at the con­clu­sion of the aca­d­emic year. Spieler, the Edwin W. Hadley Pro­fessor of Law, has served as dean since Sep­tember 2002. Spieler said she came to North­eastern “because [...]