Idahoans with felony criminal records may have an easier time getting a job if a proposed bill comes to fruition. The legislation, called the Fair Chance Employment Act, doesn’t let employers include language in job ads to exclude people with ...

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2018 was a pretty darn good year for banking. “Idaho-headquartered banks registered a strong increase in earnings, with a 39 basis point rise in the average return on assets ratio, compared with one year prior,” said Mary Hughes, deputy director ...

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Idaho residents are more likely than those of neighboring states to use at least some banking services, but residents of the state still use alternative services such as check cashing and payday loans, according to a recent survey by the ...

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It’s still a nascent technology, but Idaho financial institutions are looking into video banking. Video banking falls into three categories: interactive teller machines (ITMs) that include video in the ATM, video in the branch office, and online video via smartphone ...

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It was a really good earnings quarter for banks nationwide, and Idaho’s publicly owned banks were no exception. It was, in fact, the highest quarter for quarterly net income ever, according to a representative who asked not to be named ...

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The House of Representatives on May 22 passed S.2155, a bill intended to roll back some of the regulations of the Dodd-Frank law for smaller banks, by a bipartisan vote of 258 to 159. The bill was sponsored by Idaho ...

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As part of a nationwide expansion announced in January, JPMorgan Chase is opening an office in Idaho intended for the “middle market” of business customers, including hiring an Idaho-based commercial banking market executive. Chase entered the Idaho market in 2008 ...

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Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, has criticized two banks for corporate decisions limiting firearms in the wake of incidents such as February’s shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida. In a March 22 blog post, ...

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Banking isn’t easy if you’re poor. Nationwide, checking accounts are getting more expensive and fees are getting harder to avoid, according to the most recent MoneyRates.com Checking Account Fee Survey. “Compared with five years ago, monthly maintenance fees are up ...

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Icon Credit Union has expanded into Nampa by purchasing the former Chase branch building downtown. “We had members banking in Boise, who live in Canyon County, who have requested a branch for several years,” said Amy Rovig, newly hired director ...

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