Post Office

Police: Man arrested after going through mail at Post OfficeNapa Valley RegisterA man on probation was arrested Wednesday after police officers were dispatched to a report of an unwanted subject at the US Post Office on Second Street, police said. The man was going through mail that did not belong …

KRBD Douglas, Auke Bay post offices protected from closureJuneau Empire (subscription)The Douglas and Auke Bay post offices won't be closing their doors anytime soon, and any future efforts to shutter the pair now will have to clear a significant public process. The saving action happened more than 3,700 miles from …

Bob Puts Stamp On Career At Park Ridge Post OfficeJournal & Topics Newspapers Online… At Park Ridge Post Office By ANNE LUNDE Journal & Topics Reporter Journal & Topics Newspapers. Patrons of the Park Ridge Post Office, 333 Busse Highway, may miss a familiar face this week. Robert Kletnick, known …

Go to the post office, send a package, pick up some stamps and deposit your paycheck or pay a bill? That’s the newest idea for rescuing the cash-strapped USPS floated in a report published by the U.S.P.S. Office of Inspector General. “One in four U.S. households lives at least partially …

US Postal Inspector Investigating Theft of Mail at Tamuning Post OfficePacific News CenterHowever inside the mailboxes of the Tamuning Post Office customers today was a letter from U.S. Postal Inspector Richard Kaufman in San Francisco. In his letter Kaufman states "The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is conducting an official investigation …

As the U.S. Postal Service continues to lose money, a new report suggests a way to add to its bottom line: offer bank-like services, such as a cash card that would allow customers to load their paychecks and pay bills online. The idea is to provide services that are now …

Sen. Warren wants post office to offer banking servicesWND.comAccording to Boston, Warren backs a proposed idea of having the post office provide basic banking services at a lower cost in neighborhoods that are underserved. These services would include cashing checks and being able to receive a payday loan. More: continued …

NPR Post Office Could Rack Up Billions By Offering Money ServicesNPRAs the U.S. Postal Service continues to lose money each year, a new report suggests a way to add to its bottom line: offer bank-like services, such as a check cashing card that would allow holders to make purchases and …

Post Office Could Rack Up Billions By Offering Money ServicesWSHUBetsy Cavendish, president of Appleseed Network, says being able to go to the post office for simple financial transactions would be "win-win. Many people are spending $2,500 a year or so in extra fees," she says. "They have a lack of …

Why the Post Office needs to compete with banksReuters Blogs (blog)Back in 2011, I said that “the only way to save the Post Office will be to allow it to move into financial services”, seeing as how “banks in the US are mistrusted and disliked and many people would love …