Former IRS agent pleads guilty to theft of funds

February 15, 2013 

Former IRS agent pleads guilty to theft of funds

A Kansas woman formerly employed by the Internal Revenue Service faces up to 10 years in federal prison and fines after admitting she stole thousands in public funds, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.

 $3B budget surplus for January

February 14, 2013 

$3B budget surplus for January

The United States posted a $3B federal budget surplus for the month of January, marking the first surplus in about five years.

 New York community banks issue most small-business loans

February 12, 2013 

New York community banks issue most small-business loans

New York's community banks provide most of the loans for the state's small businesses and farms, generating more than half of all small- business loans and almost all small-farm loans even though they hold less than one-fourth of all bank assets in the state, banking regulators said in a new report.