Holiday on plastic: US credit card debt surged in December

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans gave their credit cards a real workout this past holiday season.

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Consumer advice: Alexa, mind your own blasted business

After news reports of an Amazon team made up of thousands of people was listening in on customers through the Alexa device, consumers and regulators have started to push back.

Bigfork apartments get tax credits

A proposal to renovate the Little Jon Apartments in Bigfork won approval from the Montana Board of Housing on Tuesday, with the prospective new owners of the housing complex receiving $2.6 million worth of federal tax credits.

Christmas, credit card fees

Now that Christmas is over and all the gifts unwrapped and being enjoyed, many of us will reluctantly turn our thoughts to having to pay for all that generosity. For most of us that means paying off the credit card bill. That also means paying interest on the balance if we don't pay it off in one payment; and possibly late payment fees, underpayment fees, balance transfer fees, and if you complain, a bad attitude fee.

Whitefish Credit Union welcomes new loan officer to Thompson Falls

THOMPSON FALLS – Whitefish Credit Union is proud to name Magdalen Epperson as the new loan officer in their Thompson Falls branch.

Intuit buying Credit Karma in $7.1B deal

Intuit is buying consumer finance company Credit Karma in a $7.1 billion cash and stock deal that will take it deeper into the financial products realm.

Realtors differ on tax credit impact

Prospective homeowners, the window is closing fast on government-provided savings. Midnight tonight marks the expiration of the federal $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers.

STCU members targeted in vishing scam

 The STCU phone center is being inundated with calls from credit union members, as well as some non-members, who are targeted by a scam aimed at tricking them into revealing their debit and credit card information.

NIC Foundation receives grant for rural dual credit scholarships

A total of 75 students from the rural areas of North Idaho will benefit from a $14,625 grant received by the North Idaho College Foundation for the creation of dual credit scholarships.

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Credit union to distribute $600,000 dividend

Members of Lincoln County Credit Union can look forward to a substantial dividend payment.

Credit union to distribute $600,000 dividend

Members of Lincoln County Credit Union can look forward to a substantial dividend payment.

Credit union to distribute $600,000 dividend

Members of Lincoln County Credit Union can look forward to a substantial dividend payment.

Whitefish Credit Union's Charlie Abell to retire in August

In 1965, Big Mountain was 18 years old, Whitefish was generally a logging and railroad community, and over at the Whitefish Credit Union, Charlie Abell was earning $350 a month as a collector.

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Moses Lake adopts stormwater utility rate

Commercial credits created

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake City Council voted to set a monthly residential stormwater utility rate for $5 and adopted stormwater credits for commercial properties with on-site systems.

Portal opens for school and scholarship donations

Montana taxpayers and business can receive dollar-for-dollar tax credits

The race will be on for donors to support innovative education in public schools or private school scholarships and get dollar-for-dollar tax credits before a statewide cap is reached.

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