Ken Sweet, Author at Greenfield Recorder

In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, photo Ira Galtman, American Express director of corporate archives, display a 1972 board game created to promote the original American Express "Green Card," in New York. For 50 years the "Green Card" was everywhere and has been revamped, with a new look and more travel benefits. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Iconic AmEx ‘Green Card’ turns 50

by Ken Sweet Associated PressOctober 24, 2019

NEW YORK — For 50 years, the American Express “Green Card” has been the card many people wouldn’t leave home without.Launched in 1969, the Green Card gave travelers a sense of importance they didn’t feel carrying travelers’ cheques. For many people,…

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, center, is surrounded by photographers after arriving for a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, to discuss his plans for the new cryptocurrency Libra. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s currency plans before Congress

by Marcy Gordon Associated Press, Barbara Ortutay Associated Press, and Ken Sweet Associated PressOctober 23, 2019

Capital One mail in North Andover. A security breach at Capital One Financial compromised the personal information of about 106 million people, and in some cases the hacker obtained Social Security and bank account numbers. It is among the largest security breaches of a major U.S. financial institution on record.

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Q&A: What to know about the Capital One data breach

by Ken Sweet Associated Press, Frank Bajak Associated Press, and Michelle Chapman Associated PressJuly 30, 2019

Guy Brandenburg, from left, and Barbara Heil, hold banners with other protesters during a rally outside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017. The group were protesting President Donald Trump's appointment of Mick Mulvaney as Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's acting director. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Beyond leadership tiff, what’s at stake at consumer watchdog

by Ken Sweet Associated PressNovember 28, 2017

FILE - In this May 30, 2007, file photo, Equifax CEO Richard Smith poses for a photo at the Equifax headquarters in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, credit reporting agency Equifax ousted CEO Smith in an effort to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 million Americans. (Joey Ivansco/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)

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Equifax CEO steps down after data breach

by Ken Sweet Associated Press, and Michael Liedtke Associated PressSeptember 26, 2017

FILE - In this May 6, 2012, file photo, a Wells Fargo sign is displayed at a branch in New York. In the results of an investigation released Monday, April 10, 2017, Wells Fargo's board of directors has blamed the bank's most senior management for creating an "aggressive sales culture" at Wells that eventually led to the bank's scandal over millions of unauthorized accounts. (AP Photo/CX Matiash, File)

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Wells Fargo claws back $75 million from top execs in sales scandal

by Ken Sweet Associated PressApril 10, 2017

Wells Fargo Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, before Senate Banking Committee. Stumpf was called before the committee for betraying customers’ trust in a scandal over allegations that employees opened millions of unauthorized accounts to meet aggressive sales targets. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Wells Fargo CEO apologizes; senators heap criticism on bank

by Marcy Gordon Associated Press, and Ken Sweet Associated PressSeptember 20, 2016