Fulton Financial News

A judge has ruled that a Georgia railroad can buy land against the will of property owners to build a track

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office has promised to pay a private security company $1.4 million after some of its employees walked out of the jail in August

A “difficult” economic environment took a bite out of Restaurant Brands International Inc.’s profit in its most recent quarter as sales fell across three of the company’s brands, but executives say they’ve already seen signs of improvement in October.

Two Georgia election workers have reached a settlement in their defamation lawsuit against a Missouri-based website that falsely accused them of fraud in the 2020 presidential election

The Atlanta Fulton County Emergency Management Agency has started an investigation, and the agency is probing the numerous reports of haze and strong chemical odors across Fulton County. This condition may have a connection to the chemical fire that broke out at the BioLab facility, as reported in Fox News. The blaze has raised deep concern due to the potential release of hazardous substances into the atmosphere and harmed the quality of the air. As per the website, BioLab is a company that produces pool chemicals. Mayor Andre Dickens posted on X that they are aware of this stringent incident that took place in Conyers, Georgia. They are working hard to ensure safety across the Atlanta area. The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department and the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are conducting air quality control checks.

Georgia judge on Thursday dismissed three of the counts in the indictment accusing former US president Donald Trump and co-defendants of conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the southern state. Two of the three charges thrown out by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee involved Trump, and he now faces a total of eight felony counts in Georgia. McAfee declined, however, to quash the entire indictment, which accuses the Republican presidential candidate and his allies of racketeering and other offenses.

Hockey India named an 18-member Indian men's hockey team for the prestigious Asian Champions Trophy scheduled to begin in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia in China from September 8 to September 17. The tournament will see Asia's top hockey-playing nations India, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Japan and hosts China vie for honours. The defending Champions India will be led by ace drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh and will be supported by experienced midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad as the vice-captain.

Moody’s Ratings said at least six US regional banks with a substantial exposure to commercial real estate loans are at risk of having their debt ratings downgraded.

WASHINGTON — Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York

Fulton Bank, part of Fulton Financial Corp, would assume nearly all the bank's deposits and purchase its assets to "protect depositors." As of January 31, 2024, Republic Bank reported approximately USD 6 billion in total assets and $4 billion in deposits. The FDIC estimated that the bank's failure will cost its insurance fund about $667 million.

RIA Clearstead Advisors is boosting its status among top wealth managers as it secures the assets of Virginia-based Wilbanks Smith and Thomas Asset Management.

Officials say the first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February caused more than $2.4 million in damages

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Atlanta, the trial has commenced for rapper Young Thug, accused of co-founding a violent criminal street gang and using his music to promote it. The artist, born Jeffery Lamar Williams, faces charges related to violating Georgia's anti-racketeering and gang laws.

Family-owned KEE Group, one of Western Australia’s largest players in road maintenance, has drafted in Azure Capital to help find a cashed-up capital partner to fuel its growth ambitions.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's election interference case in Georgia on Friday proposed starting the trial on Aug. 5, 2024, just months before the November U.S. presidential election.

Long associated with morning coffee runs and breakfast, Tim Hortons is setting its sights on dominating the second half of the day too.

Millions of parents who took out student loans on behalf of their children were left out of the Biden administration’s new repayment plans. Parent Plus loans, which account for more than $111 billion in outstanding student debt, aren’t eligible for the lower monthly payments and shorter paths to forgiveness offered under the new Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) program announced in January. Neither were they part of the one-time adjustment in July to other income-driven repayment programs that awarded borrowers nearly $40 billion dollars in debt relief.