Gov. Jay Inslee and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper have sent a letter to various federal banking regulators urging they formally approve banks to take money from pot store operators, growers and processors. The letter went out late last week.
Over the last decade, and especially the last few years, the credit union industry has been under steady fire from banking institutions, claiming laws give credit unions unfair advantages.
Many of us do our banking via ATM or other electronic means, but how would you feel if actual in-person tellers didn’t exist? A few banks are testing out new systems with the possible goal of making that idea a reality.