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• Bank robbery suspect caught

  January 20, 2012 2:48 PM

  Colorado Springs Police have arrested a suspect in four area bank robberies. In recent weeks three banks in Pueblo and one in Colorado Springs have been robbed by a man police called "brazen." Yesterday in Cripple Creek Shawn Godbey, 36, was arrested. He's being held in Colorado Springs on... more »

• Bank of America protests

  October 1, 2011 9:31 AM

  BOSTON (AP) - Police have arrested two dozen protesters for trespassing during a demonstration against Bank of America's foreclosure practices at the banking giant's offices in downtown Boston. The Boston Herald reports that the event was an act of civil disobedience that the organizers intended to send the message... more »

• Campaign fraud?

  September 23, 2011 8:14 PM

  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Sen. Dianne Feinstein has filed a civil lawsuit against a bank that handled accounts for a Democratic campaign treasurer charged with fraud for allegedly looting dozens of political war chests. The lawsuit filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court names First California bank, the treasurer... more »

• $2.3 billion in trading loss

  September 18, 2011 11:47 AM

  GENEVA (AP) - Swiss bank UBS has increased the loss it expects from its rogue trading incident to $2.3 billion from the $2 billion figure earlier provided. The bank said Sunday it has "now covered the risk resulting from the unauthorized trading" and its equities business "is again operating normally... more »

• Last public marijuana bank closing accounts

  August 24, 2011 11:31 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The last bank in Colorado that was publicly doing business with the medical marijuana industry is closing all of those accounts because of concerns over regulations and legal issues. Bank vice president John Whitten says those issues need to be resolved before banks can resume... more »

• Suspect gets cop's gun but gets locked out of bank

  August 22, 2011 7:20 PM

  PALISADE, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a would-be robber surprised a police officer inside a western Colorado bank and took his gun, but the suspect accidentally locked himself out and fled with no money. Palisade Police Chief Carroll Quarles said Monday neither the suspect nor the gun has been... more »

• Manhunt continues as 3 fugitive siblings evade police

  August 9, 2011 8:42 AM

  A Tampa Bay area sheriff says he hopes three fugitive siblings accused of shooting at a police officer in Florida and robbing a bank in Georgia will make a mistake as they continue eluding authorities. Appearing on CBS's "The Early Show" Tuesday, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco called the... more »

• Arrests made in bank robberies

  March 11, 2011 2:17 PM

  Colorado Springs Police will hold a news conference this afternoon to announce the arrest of two people believed responsible for eight area bank robberies. Colorado Springs has had as many bank robberies this year so far as in all of last year. According to police, these arrests solve all... more »

• Victim accused of helping alleged Colo bank robber

  February 19, 2011 5:00 PM

  LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - A Longmont bank employee who told police he was held at knifepoint and bound with duct tape during a robbery has been arrested on charges of conspiring with the alleged holdup man. The Longmont Times-Call reports that the bank employee, Lizardo "Alan" Monje, was arrested... more »

• Punishment for failed Colorado bank

  February 3, 2011 7:18 AM

  GREELEY, Colo.-Two former lending officers for the failed New Frontier Bank in Greeley have been sanctioned. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. says Jamie Weeks and John Kundert are banned from working in banking. The Greeley Tribune reports both were commercial loan officers. Neither admitted or denied the FDIC's... more »

• Police believe robberies are connected Play Video

  January 22, 2011 11:19 PM

  A string of bank robberies have cops puzzled on who the suspect could be. The latest came Saturday afternoon at a TCF Bank near North Academy and Austin Bluffs. "At about 12:26 a man came in to the TCF Bank on 4330 North Academy and held up the teller at... more »

• Police investigating 3rd bank robbery of the week

  January 22, 2011 3:57 PM

  Colorado Springs Police, Robbery Detectives are investigating a reported armed robbery at the TCF Bank located at 4330 N. Academy Blvd. near the Austin Bluffs intersection. Police tell News First 5 that an unknown race male approximately 5'6" to 5'8" and medium build, wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and... more »

• Police investigate attempted bank robbery

  January 21, 2011 1:18 PM

  Colorado Springs Police are investigating an attempted robbery at a bank in downtown Colorado Springs. It happened around 8:50 a.m. at Colorado Capital Bank at 2 South Cascade. The suspect showed a handgun and demanded cash. Police said he left with no money, he apparently was "spooked" by... more »

• Masked and armed robber makes getaway from local bank

  January 15, 2011 1:16 PM

  Colorado Springs Police from the Stetson Hills division were called to the TCF Bank located at 5470 E. Woodmen Rd on the Northeast side of Colorado Springs at 10:25am Saturday. The investigation is in its very early stages and there are very few details being released by police. What... more »

• States want foreclosure changes

  October 12, 2010 6:01 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorneys general in up to 40 states want to force mortgage companies to revamp the way they handle foreclosures, pay financial penalties for violations and expand help to homeowners on the verge of foreclosure. The attorneys general are discussing the outlines of a settlement that would... more »

• Bank customer tackles armed robber Play Video

  September 10, 2010 9:13 AM

  A masked armed robber came charging into a bank in St. Francis, Wisconsin Thursday, but his hold-up was foiled by a customer. Video from the bank shows that the person's face was covered, with a bag in hand. The suspect points a gun at the teller, demanding money. ... more »

• Federal regulators adopt bank bonus policy

  June 21, 2010 12:21 PM

  Federal regulators have adopted a plan to ensure that banks' pay policies don't encourage employees to take reckless gambles like those that contributed to the recent financial crisis. The plan, originally proposed by the Federal Reserve last year, was also endorsed by other key banking regulators - the Federal... more »

• SWAT officer robs bank in Minneapolis

  June 11, 2010 12:01 PM

  An attorney for a Minneapolis SWAT officer who robbed a bank says the officer's life was falling apart and he was hoping to die in a confrontation with police to secure an insurance payout for his sick daughter and wife. Federal defender Andrea George says in a court document... more »

• Mortgage applications lowest in 13 years

  June 9, 2010 1:43 PM

  The number of customers applying for a mortgage to purchase a property fell to the lowest level in 13 years last week, a sign the housing market is struggling without government incentives. The Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday purchase volume declined 5.7 percent and is at its lowest point... more »

• Man installing safe at Denver-area bank crushed

  May 14, 2010 8:16 AM

  The Jefferson County sheriff's office says a man installing a 1.5-ton steel safe at a south-suburban Denver bank has died after the safe slipped and crushed him. Sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley says the man was pinned against a door, which trapped a co-worker in the room with him Thursday... more »

• Colorado bank robber arrested in Mexico

  May 13, 2010 8:48 AM

  A Mexican national described as a serial bank robber responsible for heists in Colorado, Texas and Arizona has been arrested. The U.S. Marshal's Office in Tucson said Raul Gallegos, 40, was arrested by Sonora state police in Guaymas, Mexico, Tuesday. Gallegos was handed over to U.S. authorities at... more »

• Goldman executives to face sharp questioning

  April 27, 2010 11:31 AM

  Top executives of Goldman Sachs today sit before a Senate subcommittee that wants to know what the firm was doing during the housing meltdown. Goldman Sachs already stands accused of fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC says the company misled its investors by pushing complex mortgage securities... more »

• Phoenix police arrest man in Pueblo phone fraud case

  April 14, 2010 11:13 AM

  Phoenix police arrested a man accused of trying to defraud an elderly Colorado woman. Forty-four-year-old Sullivan Kizzee was booked on charges of forgery and fraudulent schemes. Detectives said an 86-year-old Pueblo, Colo., woman received a phone call April 1 from a man identifying himself as a Chase Bank employee. The... more »

• Suspect in two bank robberies arrested

  April 6, 2010 6:59 PM

  A Pueblo West man has been arrested for two robberies that happened over the last 8 months. US Bank, located inside the Safeway in Pueblo West was robbed on February 26. The robber was wearing a black leather coat, sunglasses, a black skull cap, blue jeans and white tennis shoes.... more »

• Police search for two in credit card fraud

  March 29, 2010 2:59 PM

  The Colorado Springs Police Department Financial Crimes Unit is asking for help in identifying two suspects in several credit card fraud cases. Banks in the Denver area have experienced a pattern of theft involving two women in their mid-20s. Now one of the suspects has been seen at three... more »

• Police: Robbers called bank for money to go

  March 24, 2010 11:33 AM

  Police in Connecticut say they had ample warning of a bank robbery because the two suspects called the bank ahead of time and told an employee to get a bag of money ready. Police arrested 27-year-old Albert Bailey and an unidentified 16-year-old boy on robbery and threatening charges Tuesday afternoon... more »

• Man arrested for bank bailout fraud

  March 15, 2010 2:23 PM

  The former president of a small community bank has become the first person ever charged with trying to defraud the bailout program Charles Antonucci was arrested Monday on charges accusing him of stealing to live a lavish lifestyle that included a Super Bowl junket. The 59-year-old Fishkill resident was... more »

• Bank ends overdraft fees on debit cards

  March 10, 2010 9:21 AM

  It could be the beginning of the end of overdrawn accounts linked to debit cards. Bank of America customers will soon be unable to spend more than they have in such accounts in a step that may become a common move ahead of new regulations limiting overdraft fees. Rules set... more »

• Shooting reported at Dallas bank

  March 8, 2010 12:42 PM

  Shots were fired inside a Dallas bank and several people might have been wounded, local media reported Monday as police and ambulances raced to the scene. KTVT said Dallas Fire-Rescue reported that at least three individuals were shot. One of them, the alleged gunman, was hospitalized "with a gunshot... more »

• Bernanke outlines plan for pulling in stimulus aid

  February 10, 2010 10:29 AM

  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is outlining the central bank's plan for reeling in stimulus money once the economic recovery is more firmly rooted. In prepared remarks to a House committee, Bernanke says the Fed will likely start tightening credit by boosting the interest rate it pays banks on money... more »

• Fed makes record profit of $46.1 billion last year

  January 12, 2010 10:10 AM

  The Federal Reserve says it made a record profit of $46.1 billion last year as the central bank made money off its extraordinary efforts to rescue the country from the worst economic and financial crisis since the 1930s. The windfall gets turned over to the U.S. Treasury. It marks the... more »

• Obama: Big opportunities for businesses to grow

  December 22, 2009 12:26 PM

  President Barack Obama says businesses have "enormous opportunities" to start growing and hiring again if they can get the capital they need as the nation emerges from recession. "We feel very optimistic that the worst is behind us," the president said. The president spoke after meeting with leaders of a... more »

• Life-sized sculpture of Jesus on display

  December 14, 2009 8:55 PM

  When you walk into one bank in Woodland Park, you'll see a little religion. A life-sized statue of Jesus is on display. It's part of the rotating artwork the Park State Bank has had for quite awhile. President & CEO Tony Perry says he doesn't see the display as... more »

• Schumer: 72 percent of banks charge twice for ATMs

  December 7, 2009 11:06 AM

  Sen. Charles Schumer is objecting to banks hitting consumers with ATM fees twice per transaction - a practice he calls "double dipping." Schumer said 72 percent of banks charge their customers whenever they use another bank's ATM, even though they're already paying a fee to the bank that owns the... more »

• For many, economic recovery still feels far off

  September 14, 2009 11:50 AM

  Sally Ly feels like she did everything right. The 29-year-old went to college at University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., living frugally and using student loans that she figured would more than pay for themselves down the road. Two years ago, Ly decided to leave the private... more »