Banks News Updates



Bank told to pay Rs 11 lakh for negligence (Hindustan Times)


21 March 2010
The Delhi consumer commission has asked the State Bank of India (SBI) to pay Rs 11 lakh for ignoring a request from an Italian company not to honour cheques from a lost cheque book.

Bank told to pay Rs 11 lakh for negligence (The Economic Times)


21 March 2010
Bank told to pay Rs 11 lakh for negligenceBank told to pay Rs 11 lakh for negligence...

UN condemns Israelis building in West Bank (Detroit Free Press)


21 March 2010
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Visiting United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped.

Ben bops bank bill (New York Post)


20 March 2010
WASHINGTON -- Don't strip the Federal Reserve of its oversight of 5,000 bank-holding companies and 850 state-chartered banks, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke warned lawmakers yesterday -- as the Senate Banking Committee prepared to take up a proposal to do just that. The panel is expected tomorrow to weigh...

Waco bank customers could see changes as debit-card rules change (Waco Tribune-Herald)


20 March 2010
Prepare to wash a few dishes if you’ve ordered a $50 steak dinner for two and you don’t have enough in your Bank of America debit-card account to pay for it.

1 boy killed, 1 hurt in West Bank violence (CNN)


20 March 2010
A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was shot dead and another Palestinian was in critical condition after being shot in the head during clashes with the Israeli military in the West Bank, a local medical official said Saturday.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank (Reuters via Yahoo! News)


20 March 2010
A Palestinian youth was killed by Israel troops and another was seriously wounded on Saturday during a clash in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian hospital officials said.

It's time for home builders' association seminar - The Province


21 March 2010
It's time for home builders' association seminarThe ProvinceAdmission is free, but organizers would appreciate a non-perishable food item for the Surrey Food Bank. Pre-registration is required. ...

Average equals invisible in the age of celebrity - Victoria Times Colonist


21 March 2010
Average equals invisible in the age of celebrityVictoria Times ColonistWe give $437 a year to charity, pay $550 in cellphone bills, fork over $150 in bank fees and drop a mere $250 on reading materials. ...

Miss the meltdown signs? Way to go, here's a bonus - The News Journal


21 March 2010
Miss the meltdown signs? Way to go, here's a bonusThe News JournalJust as bank executives got bonuses despite taking on dangerous amounts of risk, regulators got taxpayer-funded bonuses for doing "superior" work monitoring ...and more »...

Today'S Events - Allentown Morning Call


21 March 2010
Today'S EventsAllentown Morning CallJewish and Israeli Film Festival: '' To See If I'm Smiling'': Documentary of testimonials of six female Israeli soldiers in Gaza and the West Bank. ...

Feinberg's top priority: American taxpayers - The News Journal


21 March 2010
Feinberg's top priority: American taxpayersThe News JournalLast year, the statute covered Bank of America, Citigroup, General Motors and GMAC, Chrysler and Chrysler Financial, and American International Group (AIG). ...

Bank Ordered to Reinstate Officer, Pay More than $1 Million in Back Wages - Occupational Health Safety


21 March 2010
Bank Ordered to Reinstate Officer, Pay More than $1 Million in Back WagesOccupational Health SafetyOSHA has ordered Tennessee Commerce Bank in Nashville to reinstate a former corporate officer and pay more than $1 million in back wages, interest, ...

Round one kicks off - WA today


21 March 2010
Round one kicks offWA todayPeel Thunder started brightly against Claremont at home at the newly named, but demolished Bendigo Bank Stadium, with the first four goals of the game, ...