Congress used the post office to unite the nationXenia GazetteEveryone knows that President Donald Trump loves feuds, but one of his strangest targets is Amazon. Trump has repeatedly claimed that the retail giant is “scamming” the U.S. post office by taking advantage of the venerable institution's low shipping … More: continued here
PYMNTS.com Post Office Could Offer Retail Banking Services In New BillPYMNTS.comA New York senator has proposed legislation that would make retail banking services available at all 30,000 U.S. Postal Service locations nationwide. According to CNBC, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has proposed the Postal Banking Act, which … More: continued here
WYTV Nugget of Knowledge: Post officeWYTVMore than 200 federal laws protect your mail, making the post office a very secure government service. Public mailboxes weren't always blue….once they were green, red, white and other colors…the post office officially changed them to all blue in … More: continued here
Valley Breeze Post office rising in AlbionValley BreezeLINCOLN – Work is picking up at 15 School St., where crews are building out the framework for a new Albion post office. The project will be done by this summer, said Jeff Piete, owner of North Smithfield-based contractor Jeff's Home Improvement, which … More: continued here
New York Post Gillibrand proposes legislation to bring banking to post officesNew York PostFinally a reason to visit the Post Office. Every one of the 36,000 US post offices around the country will be forced to offer basic banking services — like savings and checking accounts and short-term loans — under legislation introduced Wednesday by…
wbsm.com Former US post office employee sentenced for embezzling over …The Boston GlobeA former US Postal Service worker who admitted to stealing over $22,000 from the agency was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday to two years of probation, and was ordered to pay back the stolen funds, prosecutors said. Dennis Reis, 37, of Taunton…
Slate Magazine Kirsten Gillibrand Unveils Her Ambitious Plan to Turn the Post Office Into a BankSlate MagazineAdd New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to the list of big name Democrats who want the U.S. Postal Service to double as a bank. The potential 2020 contender is rolling out legislation today that would require post offices to…
New York Magazine Democrats Have a Plan to Save the Post Office– and Kill Payday LendersNew York MagazineBut the post office— with its economies of scale, and freedom from avaricious shareholders — could offer America's working class access to short-term credit at a fraction of the present cost. Under the current system, billions of dollars…
CNBC Your local post office could become a bank if this bill passesCNBCPostal banking, on the other hand, would address the needs of the underbanked and unbanked populations. Some rural areas have post offices, but no bank or credit union branches, Pew found in its research. In addition to small-dollar loans, Gillibrand's … More: continued…
Parkman Residents to Receive Mail at Middlefield Post Office TemporarilyGeauga Maple LeafParkman Township residents who have a Post Office box in their 44080 ZIP Code will receive their mail temporarily at the Middlefield Post Office after the Parkman Post Office closes April 28, when its decades-old lease expires, township trustees … More: continued here