Money
Subprime borrowers to receive payout from Wells Fargo settlement
More than a thousand Philadelphia borrowers will finally see part of the settlement between Wells Fargo and state regulators over discrim ...
13 years ago
Quinones Sanchez backs Use and Occupancy tax increase
A hearing Friday in Philadelphia City Council will address a plan to raise one of the taxes businesses pay in the city. ...
13 years ago
Not all glowing reviews for new taxes to cover Philly public schools cash request
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wants to increase the “liquor by the drink” tax and impose a new city cigarette tax. ...
13 years ago
Economist: Sound Philadelphia tax policy depends on AVI
Following a commentary on Tuesday’s NewsWorks Tonight from a Germantown homeowner about a big p ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia Controller concerned about new property assessments after independent report
Lots of Philadelphia homeowners question how the city’s new real estate assessments were done. Now a highly regarded economi ...
13 years ago
Philly councilman going door to door to alert homeowners of tax break [video]
A Philadelphia city councilman is planning to use his winning campaign tactics to get property owners signed up for the homestead exempti ...
13 years ago
Philly City Council panel backs bill setting aside $66 million for firefighters
A Philadelphia City Council committee has voted to set aside money to pay for a firefighters contract that Mayor Michael Nutter is still ...
13 years ago
Philly City Council approves subpoena for a peek behind property tax assessments
Philadelphia City Council is subpoenaing the specific information used in creating this year’s new property tax assessments. ...
13 years ago
Will Mayor Nutter approve ads on Philadelphia buildings?
You might soon see ads on Philadelphia city buildings and trash trucks. City council has approved the idea in the name of bringing in new ...
13 years ago
Pair of bills aim to help Philly homestead exemption procrastinators
It may become easier to get a homestead exemption in Philadelphia, if a pair of bills approved by a City Council Committee succeed. < ...
13 years ago
As Philadelphia budget hearings wind down, council members defend their causes
Philadelphia City Council is nearing the end of its budget hearings. Now is when the real brinksmanship begins. Council deci ...
13 years ago
Philly offers detailed — and complicated — explanation on AVI assessments
The Office of Property Assessment is expanding its explanation of how it arrived at the new assessments in Philadelphia. But it might tak ...
13 years ago
Philly BRT head says appeals could take 18 months
With Philadelphians complaining that their new property tax assessments are inaccurate, the agency that will hear appeals is gearing up t ...
13 years ago
Philly property tax relief bills moving in Harrisburg
Three pieces of legislation needed to provide property tax relief in Philadelphia have cleared a first hurdle in Harrisburg. The P ...
13 years ago
Drexel researchers look into drop in youth employment
Over 10 years, there’s been a very steep drop in youth employment. In the Philadelphia area, the number of young people in the work ...
13 years ago