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Sacramento’s Farm-to-Fork Food Bank Changes Lives
The Sacramento Food Bank used to hand out bags of processed foods, carbohydrate-laden government commodities and day-old breads and sweets. One day five years...
Interfaith Churches Convince Banks to Give $30 Million to Help Foreclosed Families
An interfaith group in Virginia has shown what a grassroots group can do when working together for positive change -- in this case, helping...
120 Banks Pledge to Lend More to Veterans
The Small Business Administration said today it has lined up pledges from more than 120 banks to increase lending for an additional 2,000 veterans...
Great Jobs: One-man Bank Keeps German Village Humming
By big city standards, Peter Breiter, 41, is an unusual banker. He left a bigger bank, where it was all "sell, sell, sell", to...
How To Save A Public Library: Make It A Seed Bank
Some signs of spring are starting to break through in Colorado. The public library in the small town of Basalt is trying an experiment:...
Young Girl Hatches Rescue Plan to Save Family from Bankruptcy
Her parents were going bankrupt after her mom became completely disabled and needed full-time nursing home care. Ttheir daughter wasn't told they were going...
5-year-old Canadian Empties Piggy Bank to Help Kenyan Baby, Inspires Others to Join
A baby in Kenya needed life-saving heart surgery, but it would cost $23,000 and the family couldn't afford it.
Enter a 5-year old Canadian boy...
Big Banks Agree To Pay $8.5 Billion To Homeowners After Foreclosure Abuse
Ten of the nation's major banks, such as Bank of America and Citibank, have agreed to pay $8.5 billion after an investigation into the...
Optimism Is the Antidote, Says New World Bank Chief
Whether treating patients with drug-resistant diseases in the slums of Haiti or trying to reverse the hopelessness of the world's poor, optimism is essential,...
Obama Honors Burbank Middle School’s Best as 2012 Teacher of the Year
In a country blessed with an abundance of extraordinary educators, what does it take to stand out as the Teacher of the Year? According...
Stocks Soar at Highest Level in Years on Optimism for Banks, Economy
The Dow Jones industrial average is at its highest level since 2007, and the Nasdaq tech index closed above 3,000 for the first time since...
Small-business Loans Surge at Two US Banks
Huntington Bancshares and JPMorgan Chase continue to step up their lending to small businesses, with Chase posting a 45% increase in the number of...
Google Joins With Angels to Bankroll Education Microloan Upstart Vittana
Vittana, the Seattle non-profit that’s facilitating micro-loans to students in developing countries, has received a $250,000 grant from Google. Seattle tech CEOs are also...
Deputies Refuse Bank’s Order To Evict 103-Year-Old Atlanta Woman
A Deutsche Bank branch in Atlanta had requested the eviction of Vita Lee, a 103-year-old Atlanta woman, and her 83-year-old daughter. After 53 years...
Bank of America Drops Plan for Debit Card Fee, Other Big Banks Say No
In the biggest victory for consumers since the recent Netflix mea culpa, Bank of America said today that it was abandoning its plan to...
Banks Start to Make More Loans
Guess what's been happening in the financial industry over the last few months? The banks have quietly turned on the lending spigot.
After several quarters...
Detroit and Banks Team Up to Lure Police Officers Back to City With Low Cost Homes
The city of Detroit and Bank of America have teamed up to solve three problems at once: By enticing cops to live in urban...
Archaeologists Uncover Biblical Ruin Inside a Palestinian City in the West Bank
Dutch and Palestinian archaeologists are uncovering the ancient city of Shekhem, a biblical ruin inside the Palestinian city of Nablus in the West Bank....
Israel Begins Dismantling Section of West Bank Barrier
Israel on Sunday began tearing down a section of its contentious West Bank separation, marking a major victory for the village residents of Bilin,...
Food Bank Shortages Lead To Innovation
Food banks around the country are trying to keep their shelves stocked as more people in the U.S. struggle to get enough to eat....