*Wow! As an enthusiastic reader who often checks out library books, I can certainly appreciate the importance of returning a book you’ve borrowed. But even…

via BBC News Credit card companies Visa and MasterCard and major US banks have agreed to a $7.25bn settlement to retailers over card fees. The case, which has been going on for seven years, is over firms colluding to fix the fees that stores pay to process credit and debt card payments. The settlement is […]

MACEDONIA, OH (WOIO) – The cash-strapped Nordonia Hills School District is spending more money on legal fees. The superintendent is now taking the case of the fired bus driver to the Ohio Supreme Court. Bus driver Tina Haynal complaining in 2005 that she was targeted for dismissal by Nordonia Hills officials, specifically superintendent J. Wayne Blankenship. […]

Via money.cnn.com Bank fees: They’re like a game of Whac-a-Mole. The minute one set is banned, a whole new set pops up. In August, the Card Act banned a variety of fees — including certain overdraft and excessive late charges. But one month later, banks are increasing existing fees and finding creative new ways to […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Patty Girman depends on RTA’s No. 55 Clifton bus to get her to and from work at Cleveland Public Library branches.