There will be fewer Atlantic hurricanes this season than in 2008, and fewer even than predicted only last December, according to a forecast released Tuesday.

We decided to join our industry in supporting ballot initiatives in Arizona and Ohio and spent approximately $8.1 million during the year.... We believe that pursuing those ballot initiatives was the correct course of action for the industry, the Company, all of our stakeholders and our customers, w...

If Sheila Barton had her way, all of the payday lending businesses in South Carolina would close. As a lead consumer counselor with the nonprofit Consumer Credit Counseling of the CSRA, Barton regularly takes calls from people trying to find a way to solve their debt problems with payday lenders.

South Carolina legislators stripped lending limits tied to income from a major overhaul of payday loan industry laws Wednesday.

The bill the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee sent to the floor for debate with an 11-3 vote makes crucial changes to the measure.

 

The White House has rejected South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's request to use a portion of the state's allotted federal stimulus funds to pay off state debt instead of spending it on government services or programs.