Grant Street Group Announces a New Suite of Revenue Collection Software
March 27, 2009Pittsburgh, PA (March 27, 2009) — Today, Grant Street Group announced the successful launch of three new online services that are fully integrated with TaxSys®, Grant Street’s state-of-the-art, web-based revenue collection and distribution system. These new services – DeedExpress™, EscrowExpress™, and FRVIS Express™ – are online tools that radically simplify certain administrative tasks involving third… Read more »
Categories: Revenue Collection
Volusia County, FL Selects Grant Street Group’s Tax Collection and Billing System
March 18, 2009Pittsburgh, PA (March 18, 2009) — After an extensive review process lasting nearly six months, Volusia County, Florida, has selected TaxSys®, Grant Street Group’s state-of-the-art, web-based tax collection and billing application, as the new revenue collection software for the County (subject to contract approval). With a population of 500,000, Volusia County is the 10th largest… Read more »
Categories: Revenue Collection
Grant Street Group and City of Baltimore Continue Online Auctions
March 2, 2009Pittsburgh, PA (March 2, 2009) — Following a successful three-year pilot program, the City of Baltimore will continue to conduct online tax sales using www.BidBaltimore.com, a website powered by Grant Street Group (GSG). Since the site’s launch in 2006, the City has sold more than 30,000 certificates, collecting $56 million in delinquent taxes. Janice Simmons,… Read more »
Categories: Auctions
Grant Street Group Unveils New Website Design
January 19, 2009Pittsburgh, PA (Monday, January 19, 2009) — Today Grant Street Group, the company which pioneered online auctions of fixed income securities unveiled its newly redesigned corporate website, http://www.grantstreet.com. The updated site reflects some of Grant Street Group’s fastest growing areas of business, including TaxSys®, the nation’s first web-based tax collection and billing system, which now… Read more »
Categories: Company History
Grant Street Group’s Auction Volume Exceeds $10 Trillion, 100,000 Auctions and 2,000 Issuers
September 12, 2008Pittsburgh, PA (September 12, 2008) — Grant Street Group, the Pittsburgh-based company that pioneered internet auctions of bonds, announced today that its auction websites have exceeded $10 trillion in total volume, and hosted 100,000 auctions for 2,000 issuers. Since the first auction in November 1997, Grant Street Group has grown to become the world’s largest… Read more »
Categories: Auctions
Broward County (FL) Approves Contract for Tax Collection and Billing System
July 29, 2008Pittsburgh, PA (July 29, 2008) — Marking the end of an exhaustive selection process lasting nearly two years, the Broward County Commissioners unanimously approved a contract with Grant Street Group to supply the County with TaxSys®, the nation’s newest web-based tax collection and billing system. Broward is the eighth Florida County to switch to TaxSys… Read more »
Categories: Revenue Collection
Grant Street Group Hosts Strong $3 Billion Auction for Freddie Mac
July 15, 2008Pittsburgh, PA (July 15, 2008) — On Monday, July 14th, Grant Street Group hosted a successful auction for Freddie Mac on its private-label website www.freddiemacauction.com. From the Wall Street Journal: “A closely watched auction of $3 billion in Freddie’s short-term debt drew more bids than usual. The company was able to sell its three- and… Read more »
Categories: Auctions
State Law Change Allows Clerks to Sell Foreclosures and Tax Deeds over the Internet
July 9, 2008Pittsburgh, PA (July 9, 2008)— Effective July 1, 2008, Florida Clerks of the Courts can conduct foreclosure and tax deed sales online. Governor Charlie Christ signed into law House Bill 773, sponsored by Representative Chris Dorworth, authorizing Clerks of the Courts to conduct online auctions of foreclosure and tax deed sales and to accept deposits… Read more »
Categories: Auctions
Grant Street Group Successfully Launches TaxSys® in Pinellas County, Florida
June 2, 2008Pittsburgh, PA (June 2, 2008) — Pinellas County, Florida became the 8th county to convert to TaxSys®, Grant Street Group’s web-based tax collection and billing system. Pinellas County is the 5th largest county in Florida, with nearly one million residents. Over a period of four years, the County worked with Microsoft in an attempt to… Read more »
Categories: Revenue Collection
St. Lucie County Tax Collector and Grant Street Group Streamline Tax Deed Applications
April 24, 2008Pittsburgh, PA (April 24, 2008) — This week, St. Lucie County, FL Tax Collector Bob Davis inaugurated DirecTDA, the new online tax deed application service from Grant Street Group that allows tax collectors to process tax deed applications in bulk and from end-to-end (i.e., from generating estimates to printing 512 and 513 Forms). In St…. Read more »
Categories: Revenue Collection