Spokane-area credit unions say they experienced an uptick in overall loan originations from 2014 to 2015, sparked in part by robust demand for auto loans.
The demand for autos here mimicked what was a national trend in 2015.
Experian Automotive, operat
The number of identity fraud victims in the U.S. increased by 3 percent, to 13.1 million consumers, last year, but the amount stolen decreased by 6 percent, to $15 billion, says a study released earlier this month by San Francisco-based Javelin Strategy
Boeing Employees Credit Union, which claims to be the fourth largest credit union in the U.S., is researching three possible locations available for lease-one near Gonzaga University, one in north Spokane, and one in Spokane Valley-as it prepares to e
Spokane-based Horizon Credit Union plans to merge into its operations the smaller Amicus Federal Credit Union, also of Spokane.
Boards for the two credit unions approved the merger earlier this month, with both voting unanimously in favor of combining. T
Some tax preparers here say a few tax breaks that Congress recently made permanent will enable them to have a greater degree of certainty in helping clients with tax planning.
Provisions made permanent in the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 20
Seattle-based bank now boasts 15 Inland Northwest branches
January 28, 2016
Washington Federal Inc., the Seattle-based parent of Washington Federal bank that now has a permanent Eastern Washington headquarters on Spokane's North Side, has ambitious aspirations to grow its Inland Northwest presence in the years to come.
Doug Sm
The accounting firm that formerly operated here for many years as Heiskell MacGillivray & Associates PS has a new name, new logo, and new shareholder.
The firm recently changed its name to HMA CPA PS, redesigned its logo, and launched a new website to re
Foreclosure actions completed in Spokane County in 2015 dropped by 27 percent compared with the number of foreclosures in 2014, finally falling out of the historically high range, says Phil Kuharski, a longtime Spokane economic data analyst.
Bank and credit union executives here say they anticipate healthy growth in loans and deposits in the coming year, although perhaps slightly softer gains than they've seen this year as historically low interest rates that have lingered for years since t