USDA announces plans to cut down on food stamp fraudDaily CallerWith one in seven people currently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or food stamps, program spending has doubled since 2008 and quadrupled since 2001. While the spending increase has less to do with fraud and … More: continued here
SADDLE BROOK, N.J., Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Ticket Utils, creators of RocketPoster, the widely used eBay ticket broker ecommerce solution and the leading provider of ticket broker software, … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Post Office to offer mortgages across its local branch networkEquities.comPOST Office customers will be able to pick up a mortgage alongside their book of stamps, under a pilot scheme launched yesterday. Trained mortgage advisers are now available in five of the organisation's outlets – Birmingham, Solihull, Walsall, Luton …Post Office to offer mortgages in…
DM sector demands more transparency in mail surchargesprintweek.comIn addition to publishing a league table of the most common faults on its website, Royal Mail will adopt a phased approach to the reimplementation of sealing surcharges after the grace period ends on 15 September, starting at 20% and rising to 50% by … More: continued here
From today, the Post Office will have mortgage specialists in some of its branches as it attempts to become a serious contender in the mortgage market.Seven mortgage specialists will initially be available … More: continued here
Wayne Post Office Losing Retail ClerkPatch.comThe attempt by the government agency to cut costs and stay afloat is hitting Wayne when starting next week the Wayne Post Office will employ only two full-time retail clerks instead of the current three. Seven total clerks from Wayne will be relocated … More: continued here
A VILLAGE post office hit by a violent robbery six months ago is on the way back to full service after a £500,000 donation from a entrepreneur. More: continued here
Pyongyang, August 9 (KCNA) — The State Stamp Bureau of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued two kinds of sheetlets in representation of the DPRK-China friendship. More: continued here
Post Office Troubles Mount With $5.2 Billion Quarterly LossNew York TimesSenator Thomas R. Carper, Democrat of Delaware, and a co-sponsor of the Senate bill, said the post office's financial decline should prompt lawmakers to act. “I'm not sure how much more evidence leaders in the House of Representatives need before they … More: continued here
Agriculture Department unveils new steps to penalize food stamp abusers …Washington PostWASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department says it is going to impose tougher penalties on stores that violate food stamp rules and give states new tools to root out applicants who are ineligible for the benefit program that now covers about 1 out of …and…