The economy will keep doing what economies do. It will surprise you and worry you, and that’s not going to change. What can change is how prepared you are when it does. 

A popular smartphone app used for sending and receiving money will pay nearly $22 million to settle investigations regarding fraudulent unemployment benefit deposits and failures to protect consumers from fraud. 

New research has shown that employees who participated in workplace-based financial education programs had stronger financial knowledge and capability than those who didn’t.  

An accounting firm with clients across Oregon and Washington state has joined one of the nation’s largest accounting firms, which also maintains an office in the Tri-Cities. 

A Wenatchee-based private equity firm with an office in the Tri-Cities is now in receivership after state regulators allege its officers misappropriated investments through actions including making Ponzi-like payments and its founder using nearly $780,000 to pay for items such as a boat slip and down payments on a vehicle and private home. 

Kennewick has banned kiosks that allow individuals to buy and trade various cryptocurrencies. 

The parent company of Walla Walla-based Banner Bank is bringing another Washington state financial institution into its fold. 

Washington got a clear warning that its reliance on reserves and one-time maneuvers to balance the budget endangers the state’s strong credit rating, which could worsen financial challenges.

Banking & Wealth Management Briefs – February 2026

When the federal government stopped making pennies, it left it up to states to decide how retailers deal with the change.

In Washington, lawmakers are trying to come up with a uniform approach for merchants that is easy to understand for consumers.