credit and debt

• Maryland

Westminster woman charged for third time in a week

A Westminster woman was charged for the third time in one week after an officer tried to arrest her for an outstanding warrant.

• Maryland

Commissioners discuss possible legislative proposals for 2017 session

Carroll County's Board of Commissioners took a preliminary look at possible legislative requests at its Thursday meeting.

• Politics

Maryland Senate approves tax break for Northrop Grumman; House speaker is skeptical

The Maryland Senate approved a bill Friday that would extend $37.5 million in tax credits to Northrop Grumman if the giant defense contractor maintains 10,000 jobs in the state.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 8, 2016

• Politics

Senate panel approves $37.5 million tax credit for Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corp would receive millions over the next five years in an incentive pushed by the Hogan administration, on top of $20 million lawmakers already intend to award the defense contractor for staying in Maryland.

By Erin Cox

Apr 6, 2016

• Harford

Harford County raises nearly $120 million through bond sales

Harford County raised $45 million in "new money" to fund ongoing capital projects and $74.08 million to refinance a portion of debt through bond sales Tuesday.

• Opinion

End drug crime by banning cash

Move to debit and credit cards instead of cash would mean crime would no longer pay — or at least it could be easily traced

• Politics

Fracking moratorium passes Senate

The natural gas extraction method known as "fracking" would be banned in Maryland until October 2017 under legislation approved Monday night by the Maryland Senate.

• Politics

Senators approve ban on powdered alcohol sales

Senators approve ban on powdered alcohol sales

• Baltimore County

Baltimore County councilman wants building ban in Honeygo until school projects are set

A Baltimore County councilman is proposing a moratorium on new housing in part of Perry Hall until the county pays for a number of projects, including building an elementary school and designating land for a new high school.

By Pamela Wood

Apr 6, 2015

• Opinion

Hogan education tax credit invites state support of discrimination

Gov. Larry Hogan's education tax credit invites state support of discrimination.

• Harford

Ahead of April 7 bond sale, Harford's Triple-A credit ratings affirmed

Ahead of a planned $115 million bond sale next week, Harford County has received Triple-A credit ratings from three national rating agencies.

• Politics

House OKs tax break for Baltimore County landfill neighbors, despite Kamenetz

A bill that could grant a tax break to neighbors of Baltimore County¿s landfill in White Marsh passed the House Tuesday, over opposition from County Executive Kevin Kamenetz.

By Timothy B. Wheeler

Mar 31, 2015

• Maryland

Woman receives probation for taking car

A Westminster woman received probation before judgment Monday for her role in stealing a woman's purse and car last year.

• Opinion

School aid win-win

Proposed tax credit for businesses that donate money to help K-12 students would benefit private and public schools alike

• Opinion

Fracking's risks are 'considerable'

Sun was right to endorse 3-year moratorium on fracking in Western Maryland

• Students

Five questions for Mary Ann Hewitt, executive director of the Maryland Council on Economic Education

The executive director of the Maryland Council on Economic Education talks about the nonprofit organization's programs to teach financial literacy to students, and offers some household financial advice of her own

By Arthur Hirsch

Mar 27, 2015

• Opinion

Fracking not worth the risks

Hydraulic fracturing is not worth the risk to human health, the environment and the economy of Western Maryland

• Opinion

Powdered alcohol ban [Poll]

Should a voluntary ban, reached last week, on selling powdered alcohol in Maryland be made official through a moratorium?

• Opinion

Fracking moratorium is the right step

Risks posed to Western Maryland are too great to allow hydraulic fracturing now

• Health

Health concerns spur ban on powdered alcohol

Public health officials, Annapolis lawmakers and the beverage and beer industry have joined together to ban the sale of powdered alcohol before it even hits the market in Maryland.

By Andrea K. McDaniels

Mar 26, 2015

• Politics

House, Senate pass measures to curb fracking

Both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly separately passed measures Tuesday that mark the most aggressive action the legislature has taken to curb natural gas extraction in the state.

• Opinion

Fracking deserves a pause

Legislation to temporarily ban the use of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas in Maryland is the prudent choice under the circumstances

• Howard County

Howard earns AAA credit rating

Howard County has received the highest possible credit rating an 18th time.

• Maryland

Man charged with stealing, using credit cards

A Westminster man is charged with credit card fraud for allegedly stealing the cards of multiple people and using them to purchase electronics and other items at Westminster stores.

• Opinion

Stop fracking in Md. before your water starts tasting like licorice

Stop fracking in Md. before your water starts tasting like licorice

• Opinion

Investing in the investors

When I testified in Annapolis to support the proposed Angel Investor Tax Credit, my panel was asked a not wholly unexpected question: Why should a bunch of investors get a tax credit when they voluntarily back high-risk companies with the hope of receiving tremendous profits? The operative word is "hope." Startup failure hovers around 80 to 85 percent. As a board member of the Baltimore Angels, when my colleagues and I recruit people to join and ask them to put their money behind local startups,

• Opinion

Kamenetz's cynical ploy

County Executive Kevin Kamenetz has a point about a tax credit bill but blows it through cynical manipulation.

• Kevin Kamenetz

Parents want school improvements; Kamenetz asks their help to kill unrelated tax break

Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz is threatening to eliminate school construction projects if state lawmakers grant a small tax break to homeowners who live near a county landfill.

• Maryland

Ramesh Ponnuru: Plan charts new GOP tax policy

• Politics

Moratorium sought on school testing

Two Republican lawmakers want to put a moratorium on standardized testing for students in second grade or lower, arguing youngsters are over-tested and losing enthusiasm for school.

By Erin Cox

Mar 5, 2015

• Harford

Havre de Grace mayor projects solid revenue for water and sewer fund over 20 years

Despite the dire warnings sounded about the financial health of Havre de Grace's water and sewer funds in recent years, Mayor Wayne Dougherty told members of the City Council Monday that he expects enough money to come in from capital cost recovery fees during the next 20 years to cover tens of millions of dollars in projected debt and infrastructure costs and potentially lower the recovery fee.

• Business

Citigroup to sell OneMain Financial to Springleaf Holdings

Personal finance company Springleaf Holdings is buying Citigroup's OneMain Financial for $4.25 billion.

• Laurel Leader

Charlie Donaldson made Laurel feel like home [Old Town]

Old Town Laurel column provides a look back at shop owners financial practices in the town before credit cards. The columnist highlights Charlie Donaldson who ran a grocery store on Montgomery Street. Charlie Donaldson died Feb. 16, 2015.

• Maryland

Man charged with credit card fraud

A Westminster man faces credit card fraud charges for allegedly using another person's bank check card around Westminster on Feb. 3.

• Features

Local teen speaks out on behalf of the Muslim community

At age 17, Amara Majeed has written a book and blogs for CNN and the Huffington Post

By Mary Carole McCauley

Feb 22, 2015

• Finance

Five Questions for Joseph Haskins Jr., head of Harbor Bank

In a time of widespread bank consolidation and a shrinking number of minority-owned banks, the bank Joseph Haskins Jr. helped found 33 years ago is becoming rarer.

By Carrie Wells

Feb 22, 2015

• Credit and Debt

T. Rowe Price declares special $2 a share dividend

Baltimore-based money management firm T. Rowe Price announced Thursday a special cash dividend of $2 a share in addition to a quarterly dividend of 52 cents a share.

By Carrie Wells

Feb 19, 2015

• Harford

Havre de Grace struggles with debt obligations for water and sewer

Havre de Grace's water and sewer fund remains in financial trouble as city officials and Water and Sewer Commission members look for ways to raise enough revenue to operate the municipal utilities and pay down a $27 million debt incurred to expand the wastewater treatment plant.

• Harford

Glassman considers refinancing up to $70 million of Harford's debt

Harford County Executive Barry Glassman is considering refinancing up to $70 million of the county's outstanding bond debt.

• Maryland

Man charged with using stolen card

A Manchester man is charged with multiple counts of using a credit card of another without authorization and is being held without bond at the Carroll County Detention Center.

• Opinion

Mr. Obama's 529 brouhaha

This week's reversal on college savings plans demonstrates both the challenge of financing higher education and of finding support for broader tax reforms

• Maryland

Woman ordered to pay fraud restitution or go to jail

A Baltimore woman who conspired with her husband to use fraudulently obtained credit card numbers to make more than $100,000 in purchases was given less than six months to make significant restitution payments or she faces 60 days in jail.

• Maryland

Woman charged for opening, using credit card with false information

A Baltimore woman entered a plea Tuesday for opening a fraudulent credit card account and charging items at a Westminster department store.

• Maryland

Man charged with fraud, held on warrants in other cases

A Westminster man wanted for failing to appear for multiple cases in Carroll County was arrested Monday and charged in two additional cases of identity fraud and theft.

• Baltimore City

Developer's newest project continues transformation of Jones Falls Valley

Developer David Tufaro, of Roland Park, is redeveloping an old mill on the Jones Falls in Hampden as a multi-use housing, retail and office center, a Belvedere Square-style market, and a 150-seat restaurant in the old boiler room.

• Pharmaceutical Industry

Hogan's budget includes some cuts, some status quo for economic development programs

Business advocates said they were relieved that cuts to Maryland economic development programs weren't deeper in Gov. Larry Hogan's first budget.

By Scott Dance

Jan 25, 2015

• Opinion

Hogan's budget: The debate begins

Voters liked Governor Hogan's promises for cutting state spending and taxes during the campaign, but they may not all prove so attractive when their implications become real

• Opinion

Mr. Obama's tax plan

State-of-the-Union plan to raise capital gains and inheritance taxes on the most affluent Americans while reducing taxes for the middle class should provoke a much-needed conversation

• Maryland

Address will set expectations [Editorial]

• Maryland

Heavier lifting than sports today