Archive for May, 2008

STROUDSBURG, Pa.—-ESSA Bancorp, Inc. , today announced that the Company has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share of the Company's common stock. The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of June 16, 2008, and will be paid on June 30, 2008.

You’ve heard the old adage, pay down your credit card debt each month to avoid the nasty interest rate charges and fees that result from revolving balances.

The former Marble City school superintendent pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to embezzlement and filing a false income tax return.

Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve proposed new rules for the credit card industry to restore something that had been severely lacking in the way lenders conduct business: fairness.