Senators Who Opposed Financial Reform Got More Cash on Average …

Senators who voted against the sweeping financial regulatory reform bill Thursday have received about 16 percent more money from the finance, insurance and real estate sector over their careers than senators who supported the measure, …


Maryland police say a man called 911 and made up a robbery story to get a ride home

The Charles County sheriff’s office said a man called 911 and made up a story about being robbed so that he could get a ride home. Authorities said they were called to Hawthorne Road near Manor Drive in Ripley for a reported armed robbery on Thursday. The man told officers that he had been walking on Route 225 when a car stopped and a someone put a gun to his head and demanded money.


GOP donors’ letter to Crist: Give our money back

UPDATE : Here’s a link to the full story to appear in Thursday’s Times-Union. You can count four local GOP heavyweights among those who want Gov. Charlie Crist to return Senate campaign money gathered while he was still a Republican.


Man severely beaten after tricking crack dealer with Monopoly money

Police in Wichita, Kansas are investigating an odd crime that involves drugs, assault and Monopoly money. It started as a routine traffic stop in a Wichita neighborhood Thursday evening. When police pulled over the car they found a 33-year-old man bleeding from the head and telling an unusual story


Five ways you can avoid overdraft fees now – Personal Finance blog …

The Fed announced Thursday new rules that prohibit banks from automatically enrolling customers in overdraft protection programs that charge fees when customers spend on a debit card or withdraw from an ATM more money they have in their …


Stim money will be sought for Story Mansion

The city of Bozeman will apply for stimulus money to fix up the Story Mansion, the City Commission decided at a special, mid-day meeting Thursday.


FDIC Warns Banks to Watch for ‘Money Mules’ Duped by Hackers

Bank customers are increasingly being duped into acting as “money mules” for hackers, unwittingly laundering cash stolen from business bank accounts, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation warned the nation’s financial institutions on Thursday.


Transcript of September ‘Money Summit: Money & Main St.’

Anderson Cooper, Ali Velshi and the CNN Money Team hosted a special “CNN Money Summit: Money & Main St.” Thursday night, September 17. Here’s a transcript of the show: