New World Bank president pledges support for poor Atlanta Journal | WASHINGTON — Korean-American Jim Yong Kim has begun his new job as president of the World Bank, promising to immediately focus on helping poor countries navigate a fragile global economy. Dr. Jim Yong Kim makes a statement after arriving for his first day as president of the World Bank Group...
Automated bank scam 'Operation High Roller' stole from the rich The Register | Security researchers have uncovered a sophisticated, multi-tiered financial fraud ring that may have defrauded businesses, wealthy individuals and banks of tens of millions of dollars. | Operation High Roller bypasses multi-factor authentication te...
Loan officer faults mortgage machine The Charlotte Observer | For nearly a decade, Beth Jacobson lived inside the vast machinery of subprime mortgages that shook the nation’s economy. | In sworn court testimony, she described watching loan officers comb through heavily African-American areas such as Ba...
Fraudsters hacks into bank accounts Joy Online Although improvement in convenience banking is coming to Ghana, holders of ATM cards could be heading for misfortune as reports of fraud and hacking into customer accounts increase and permeate the good news. | In recent times, it is not unusual for ...
Fraudster Scams $2.1 Million Tax Refund, Goes on Spending Spree Daily Finance A Salem, Ore., woman who filed a fraudulent tax return and received a $2.1 million refund has been arrested following a wild spending spree. | Krystle Marie Reyes, 25, falsely claimed $3 million in income when filing her 2011 return using the program...
Serena Williams is ready to take on defending champ Petra Kvitova tonight The Daily Telegraph Australia | SERENA Williams admitted she was almost knocked over in a crush of exuberant fans during a security scare after her 6-1 2-6 7-5 fourth round win over Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova on Court 2 at Wimbledon yesterday. | "Yeah, I was totally mobbed," Williams said. "Literally I thought I was going to fall down today after the ma...
Hockey Guy update: Parise, Suter undecided STL Today | Free agent winger Zach Parise has decided to take his talents to . . . well, he's not sure yet. Monday afternoon he told Toronto reporters he has no deadline for deciding his destination. | Later in the day Ryan Suter's camp issued a similar proclamation. He, too, is taking more time to mull his next move. | These veterans opted to keep the free ...
