Broward and Volusia Counties Go Live with TaxSys® – Grant Street Group’s Web-Based Tax Collection and Billing System
November 3, 2009Pittsburgh, PA (November 3, 2009) — Today, Grant Street Group announced that both Broward and Volusia Counties, Florida have successfully implemented TaxSys®, Grant Street Group’s web-based tax collection and billing system. With the addition of Broward and Volusia Counties, Grant Street Group now provides TaxSys to 10 Florida counties, which contain more than 2.7 million… Read more »
Categories: Revenue Collection
Grant Street Group Announces Enhanced Build America Bonds (BABs) Electronic Auction Platform
September 4, 2009Pittsburgh, PA (September 4, 2009) — Today, Grant Street Group unveiled its new Build America Bonds (BABs) electronic auction platform, including a unique option that allows bidders to submit their strongest All-Or-None bid by designating each maturity as either BABs or tax-exempt bonds. Issuers using Grant Street Group’s bidding platforms — including MuniAuction® and other… Read more »
Categories: Auctions
Broward and Pinellas Counties Take Tax Lien Auctions Online with Grant Street Group
May 11, 2009Pittsburgh, PA (May 11, 2009) — This month, Broward County and Pinellas County will begin using Grant Street Group’s LienAuction™ software to conduct online tax certificate sales. Broward and Pinellas Counties join the 14 tax collectors in Arizona, Florida, and Maryland who have used LienAuction to sell more than $2.4 Billion in tax certificates. Broward… Read more »
Categories: Auctions
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