Citibank says it will soon clear little checks before big ones in an effort to reduce bounced checks. Banking consultant Mike Moebs discusses the potential impact that may have.
City planners increasingly wonder if traditional zoning laws lead to sprawl. So more cities are turning to "form-based" code, which focuses on a building's look, rather than its specific commercial/residential use.
Nearly $1 billion has been given to Japan in earthquake relief aid, but much of it hasn't been distributed to victims yet. There are a number of complexities that come into figuring out how much to give and how.