Quote of the Day

"When I became mayor of Atlanta, international firms were cautious about investing there because of a reputation of corruption. I gave every CEO I met with my personal home telephone number…..in 8 years as mayor more than $80 billion was invested in Atlanta...

Factoid

Payday lenders, which advance customers money on their paychecks at rates of up to 500%, are migrating to more affluent neighborhoods. According to a recent Brookings Institution study, there were only a few hundred payday lenders in the U.S. in the 1990’s; now...