Postal Service has spent $190,000 on unopened office

(July 7, 2014) SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — White envelopes, clear packaging tape and unfolded colorful boxes line the right wall, while a “Next Station Please” sign sits atop a wood counter in the dark room. Outside the room, in a narrow hallway, stacks of empty white mail bins rest against a wall. The entrance remains…

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Why the Postal Service Should Offer Banking Services

Many families do not have access to traditional banks, and postal offices could help fill the gap.  (July 7, 2014) More than a quarter of all American households – about 68 million people – rely at least in part on nonbank financial services like check cashing or payday lending. These unbanked and underbanked households pay…

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