PASADENA, Calif. - (12/21/04) -- Wescom CU said its employee-runcharity, WeCare, has selected five area charities to which it willdonate $10,000 each in 2005. The charities are: The UnforgettablesFoundation for low-income families; The Children's Dental Center tohelp children in need of dental care; Guide Dogs of America toprovide guide dogs for the blind; Heal The Bay to clean up SantaMonica Bay; and The Pacific Lodge Boys Club residential treatmentcenter for teens. The WeCare board also announced it will select acharity each quarter nominated by Wescom CU employees to receive aone-time donation of $1,000.
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First Northwest Bancorp in Port Angeles has selected an Everett, Washington-based competitor's president to serve as its new top executive.
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The Charlotte-based megabank announced that it had appointed two business leaders to be co-presidents of the bank, and elevated its chief financial officer to serve as executive vice president.
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The Massachusetts bank is being accused of aiding and abetting the operation of a Ponzi scheme centered in Hamilton, New York. The bank declined to comment on the allegations.
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City National Bank promotes Brandon Williams to head private banking and wealth management; a former U.S. Postal Service letter carrier is sentenced to five and a half years for stealing over $10 million in checks from the mail; Lazard expands its North American investment banking franchise with two managing director hires; and more in this week's banking news roundup.
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The government-powered network is allowing larger payments to settle instantly, a move The Clearing House has also made for its RTP network. Payment experts say more than higher limits are needed to make speedy processing ubiquitous.
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The world's largest stablecoin issuer is preparing to launch USAT, its U.S.-regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin, by the end of the year, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino told reporters at an event in New York. Bo Hines was also named CEO of USAT.
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