America First Federal Credit Union of Utah maintained that it was well aware of the state's deepening financial problems when it bought into an NCUA-engineered merger of Community One of Las Vegas.

A greater percentage of Americans were in poverty last year and more lost their insurance coverage last year because if the recession, according to data released yesterday by the Census Bureau.

The federal government continued to run up substantial deficits last month though they were less than projected, the Treasury Department reported today.

Open Solutions Inc. is now offering users of its flagship core technology systems a two-factor authentication system for use at the teller line.