Even if the Post Office does enter into the business of serving unbanked and underbanked consumers, is it likely to actually be a viable competitor?
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Seaton Post Office has started opening from 5am to 11pm. More: continued here
Utica could lose some post office operationsUtica Observer Dispatch, NY –5 hours agoBy BRYON ACKERMAN The US Postal Service is studying whether it should consolidate some processing and distribution operations in Utica and Binghamton after …Postal Service to conduct area mail processing studyWKTVall 3 news articles More: continued here
Hope you hadn’t made any plans for August 3, because they just got cancelled: You’ll be sitting by your mailbox, waiting for your mail, just like every other Saturday. And you can thank Congress — the House on Wednesday afternoon voted to override the postal service’s plan to axe weekend deliveries starting that day. ……
Today, Rep. Louie Gohmert released the following statement regarding the announcement by the United States Postal Service of plans to close the Easton Post Office: More: continued here
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID WASHINGTON — Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday in asking lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail six days a week. If the change happens, it wouldn’t necessarily mean an end to…
Obama signs law renaming post office after Steve GoodmanChicago TribuneA day before he heads home, President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law a bill to rename a Chicago post office for legendary folk singer Steve Goodman …Goodman Gets Post OfficeChicagoistall 7 news articles » More: continued here