When big banks close their branches, community bankers should see whether the location offers the possibility of expanding in important markets, writes Ken Thomas, of Community Development Fund ...

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A federal magistrate judge said prosecutors should have turned over documents that could have helped Mr. Blankenship’s case. By Mihir Zaveri Officials worry that failed coal companies will use ...

WHITESVILLE, W.Va. (AP) – On the heels of a West Virginia coal mining death, families of the 29 men killed in the Upper Big Branch mine dedicated a memorial Friday to their fallen relatives and those ...