Western Union Profit Falls on Charge

Western Union Co.'s third-quarter profit fell 25% from a year earlier, to $181 million, after the world's largest money-transfer business took a $71 million charge tied to a regulatory settlement and U.S. transactions dropped.

The Englewood, Colo., company, which expects to complete the settlement this year, took the charge to resolve "all outstanding legal issues" and to fund a nonprofit organization to promote border security.

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