Producers of Italy's famed Parmesan cheese have been storing their product in bank vaults as part of a banking programthat accepts the expensive cheese as collateral for loans. picked by suebe 3 months ago

In Danbury CT a bomb threat was called in on a local school. While police were investigating the "bomb-like" device a bank across town was being robbed. Coincidence or clever thieves? picked by hmtksteve 1 year ago

A bomb exploded inside a bank here late Friday afternoon after explosives experts arrived to check on a suspicious object and authorities said at least one person was killed by the blast. picked by WAGS273 12 months ago

The government agency that guarantees you won't lose your money in a bank failure may need a lifeline of its own. Hammered by bank failures, FDIC may need to draw cash from banks or government. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

The only man accused of Britain's biggest bank robbery walked free from court yesterday after the collapse of his trial.
acquittal picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

One Florida man seemed to think so when he used the drive-through at a bank and deposited $200 and a small bag containing marijuana and cocaine. picked by suebe 5 months ago

A 30-year-old woman tried to rob a bank Wednesday by handing a teller a threatening note, but the teller couldn't read her handwriting picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

While these pint-size versions of Breakout and Tetris aren’t totally faithful to their arcade counterparts, they only charge a single shiny copper penny to play. Each mini-machine is actually a piggy bank, which encourage you to deposit coins in exchange for games. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

A suburban Detroit teenager allegedly broke into a bank, created several thousand dollars in damage and left a foul deposit on the floor. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

After more than two years working as a teller at the Key Bank branch in Lower Queen Anne, Nicholson clearly understood the bank's strict policy of quickly complying with robbers' demands and avoiding confrontation. picked by kakana 4 months ago

A bank cashier has been caught stealing from children aged between one and nine. They handed her their piggy banks full of pocket money and she credited their savings accounts with less than was in them. The case has shattered the children's faith in banking. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

In 1976, a young Bangladeshi economics professor named Muhammad Yunus founded Grameen Bank to implement microcredit — lending small sums to the very poorest members of society. Today, he and his bank share the Nobel Peace prize. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Mr Griffiths, a loyal Westpac customer for 25 years, decided to withdraw his money after the bank rejected his application for an $80,000 mortgage. Having decided to withdraw his money, he then decided to make it hard for the bank by requesting payment in $20 bills. picked by tigertony 4 months ago

While many Israeli teenagers spend the summer hanging out on beaches or in shopping malls, Evyatar Slonam, 17, is sitting on an exposed hillside in the southern West Bank at the Jewish outpost of Mitzpe Avichai. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Thirty states have cut deals with bailed out banks like JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America to distribute unemployment benefits on debit cards instead of paper checks. The catch? All of these programs have fees — and in some states the cards are mandatory. picked by suebe 9 months ago

A man may have tipped his intentions when he stood in line at an Ohio bank wearing a ski mask before staging a holdup. picked by suebe 11 months ago

An Israeli and a group of Palestinians last week set aside their differences in order to carry out an armed bank robbery, Palestinian police said Sunday. picked by blindworld 8 months ago

A German bank manager gave loans to a woman for sex and then embezzled thousands of euros to buy the silence of her relatives. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

A customer discovered of a card skimmer attached to the ATM at a Washington Mutual branch office. The bank card would pass through the skimmer into the regular bank machine for a transaction, but while going through the skimmer, all the relevant data would be read from your card. picked by bingo 8 months ago

The Royal Thai Police have released the sketch of a man suspected of stealing 200,000 baht from the Ladprao branch of the Government Savings Bank (GSB) in Bangkok. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago