TUCSON, Ariz.–An 80-year-old man has been arrested here in connection with the robbery of a credit union, while the suspected robber of another has been shot and killed.
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ABERDEEN, Wash.–Krista Stephanie Putman, who pleaded guilty in November to five theft charges related to her employment at a credit union here and who was also charged with setting a fire in an attempt to hide the crime, has been sentenced.
CHARLESTON, S.C.–Heritage Trust Credit Union here has launched a new internal leadership program called L.E.A.D, for Learn, Excel, Analyze and Develop.
NEW YORK—The need for a signature at the point of sale is going away.
CARPINTERIA, Calif.–New data that measures the 11 payment instruments consumers use to make Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) as calculated by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show the purchase volume component of PCE was $9.934 trillion in 2016.
CHARLOTTE, N.C.–Borrowers with lower credit scores are likely to be paying more in additional costs in mortgage.
WASHINGTON—The Senate Banking Committee will vote again to advance the Federal Reserve chair nomination of Jerome Powell to the full Senate during an executive session today.
WASHINGTON—A bill submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives would require a task force on financial technology to be created.
FOSTER CITY, Calif.–Visa announced it will start a small-scale trial of payment cards with built-in fingerprint scanners, with a credit union being one of the two financial institutions participating in the trial.
NEW YORK—Recent auctions indicate that New York City taxi medallions are valued around $185,000 per medallion.