Credit card debt is hitting banks

Banks have written off a record amount of credit card debt despite charities reporting a fall in calls from worried borrowers.

Portage Credit Union going through changes

Over the weekend, from Sept. 3-6, Portage Credit Union will be going through some changes. It will be upgrading its computer software system that it uses for its banking activities. As a result, there will be a number of disruptions of services while the conversion takes place.[...]

Fight over the castle Cawley built

The 23,900-square-foot Wilmington mansion that once belonged to credit-card banker Charlie Cawley has devolved into a high-profile symbol of the housing bubble.

Woman accused of business theft with credit card

An Eagle River woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars with a credit card when she worked for a town of Minocqua business has been charged in Oneida County Circuit Court with a felony count of theft from a business setting.

Young and in debt: Make it harder for yuppies to get credit

- Improve public transport. Most youth who start work after school or university have difficulties in getting to their workplaces. - Make it difficult for youth to own cars. Our system makes it too easy for them to obtain loans to finance a car, be it new or used vehicle.