Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'deposited'

Back In Vogue: The Retro Way To Pay For Presents

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:58:00 EST

This season, stores like TJ Maxx and Sears are offering customers the option to buy on layaway — make a deposit, and the store keeps the goods until the price is paid in full. Layaway hasn't been in vogue for decades, but it's making a comeback because credit cards are no longer cheap or easy to use.

Is The U.S. 'Nationalizing' Banks...

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:07:00 EDT

The government's decision to purchase minority stakes in financial institutions and further expand its deposit insurance programs will give it unprecedented power over financial institutions. It's an intervention many find unsavory, but necessary.

Europe Works To Stem Banking Crisis

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:40:00 EDT

More European governments are following Germany's lead by offering blanket deposit guarantees to savers in a frantic effort to calm fears among investors over the worst financial crisis in 80 years. Sweden became the latest to act.

House In Michigan Sells For $1.75 On eBay

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:40:00 EDT

Across the country, homes are going cheap. In Saginaw, Mich., one just sold on eBay. The winning bid came from Joanne Smith of Chicago. The price: $1.75. In Texas, Cissie Owen has found her beach cabin. She thought Hurricane Ike destroyed it. Turns out the storm surge picked it up, moved it across the highway, and deposited it completely intact. Owen calls it a "feisty little cabin." She has no plans to move back in.

Contents Of Bailout Bill Examined

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:29:00 EDT

The Senate is taking up the $700 billion plan to rescue Wall Street. Benton Ives, economics and finance reporter for the Congressional Quarterly, says the legislation is largely the same as the one the House rejected Monday, but with added tax breaks and an increase on the deposit insurance cap.

Obama Suggests Expanding Deposit Insurance

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:35:00 EDT

Senator Barack Obama has proposed a fix to the bailout legislation. He wants to expand federal deposit insurance for families and small businesses. Currently bank deposits are insured up to $100,000. His plan would more than double that limit to $250,000.

NIH to Increase Accessibility of Research

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:59:00 EDT

New rules mandate that reports of research funded by the National Institutes of Health, the major medical research funding agency in the U.S., must be made freely available after a maximum of one year. A publication based on NIH-funded work is now required to be deposited in a public database.

$5 Million Deposited in Wrong Account

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:00:00 EST

A New York man discovered $5 million in his account. He says told bank officials the money wasn't his to no avail. Only after he withdrew $2 million did the bank realize it confused him with another customer. Now he's accused of grand larceny.

Roger Clemens: My Friend 'Misheard'

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:00:00 EST

A deposition from baseball player Andy Pettitte read Wednesday on Capitol Hill contradicts Clemens' denial that he used performance-enhancing drugs. His trainer's testimony also provoked skepticism.

New Jersey Company Pays No-Show Worker

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:44:00 EST

Apparently the saying "finders keepers" did not apply to a man from Illinois. Years ago he accepted a job in New Jersey. Then he changed his mind. But the company accidentally put him on the payroll. Though he never worked there, it deposited paychecks in his account.

Sex Abuse Scandal Catches Up with Religious Orders

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:38:00 EST

Father A.J. Cote, a Dominican friar, was sued two years ago for allegedly abusing a minor. Depositions in the case reveal the Dominicans operate under a system where warning signs can go undetected and a problem priest can find refuge in new assignments for years.

Beer Industry Calls for Kegs

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:00:00 EDT

Apparently many wily beer drinkers are returning the kegs to scrap metal dealers instead of the liquor store. Rising metal prices mean a keg can fetch as much as $50 as scrap. That's a lot more than most beer vendors require in deposit for the kegs. The Beer Institute estimates the disappearing kegs cost the industry $50 million a year.

Floating Down the Ganges River

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:00:00 EDT

If you see a body floating down the Ganges, it's usually safe to assume it's dead. Devout Hindus deposit the remnants of their dead into the river, as they believe it purifies the soul. But don't be too sure. Body-surfing has arrived in this, the holiest of waterways.

Gulf Oil Find Promising, Problematic

Sat, 09 Sep 2006 08:00:00 EDT

A much-publicized oil deposit five miles beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico looks good so far, but drilling at such great depths will require years of work and tricky engineering. But experts are optimistic about the prospects.

Criminal Plots Fizzle with Silly Mistakes

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 06:00:00 EDT

At least two robberies didn't go as planned recently. Thieves in Malaysia broke into a bank Wednesday and tried to steal what they thought was a cash dispenser. Unfortunately for them, the machine was a check deposit machine. Meanwhile, a man in Michigan held up a 7-11 store, but he only got a mile away because his getaway truck ran out of gas. Police found him in his truck on the side of the road, with the stolen loot.

Plan B Depositions Allege FDA Politically Motivated

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

New court documents in a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration allege that decisions about whether to allow over-the-counter sales of the morning-after birth-control pill were made according to political, rather than scientific, considerations. The depositions are part of a lawsuit filed in January 2005 by the Center for Reproductive Rights.

Rising Rates are Good News for Bank Deposits

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:00:00 EDT

With rising interest rates, putting money in the bank isn't the bad deal it was just a few years ago. Rates for certificates of deposit (CD) have risen to around 5 percent, while real estate is cooling and the stock market is in the doldrums.

Casino Workers Await Next Move

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Hurricane Katrina deposited the floating Beau Rivage Casino on land, leaving Mike Davis and hundreds of the casino's employees out of a job. Davis tells Sheilah Kast how he's coped since the storm hit.

Influential Banking Executive Walter Wriston Dies

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 00:00:00 EST

Innovative banker Walter Wriston has died at the age of 85. As CEO of Citibank, he promoted the use of information technology to help the bank expand its presence. Under his tenure, the bank introduced the certificate of deposit, marketed credit cards on a mass scale, and developed automatic teller machines.