Tax bills sent to property owners - 2003-08-04
Real Estate Tax bills for the year 2002 were sent out today to Effingham County residents.

Property owners whose taxes are placed in escrow with their mortgage company are encouraged to check with the Effingham County Treasurer's Office to ensure their mortgage company has paid the tax bill. If a tax bill is mailed to the property owner, but the mortgage company is responsible for paying the taxes, the property owner must forward the bill to the mortgage company.
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PMI Group, others to acquire GE unit for $2.1 billion - 2003-08-04
It's done. After weeks of speculation, The PMI Group Inc. said it, along with a group of investors, will acquire Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. from General Electric Capital Corp. for $2.16 billion.

Walnut Creek-based mortgage and lending services firm PMI will take about a 42 percent stake in the firm, with The Blackstone Group and The Cypress Group each owning about 23 percent of the newly acquired firm.
Read the full story at San Francisco Business Times