A spokesperson for Burger King also told Nexstar that while its U.S. restaurants are still accepting pennies, “exact change may not be possible” due to the shortage. Impacted Burger King locations may ...

SNAP-authorized stores risk violating federal law when they round to the nearest nickel for cash-paying consumers, industry ...

Some stores are rounding transactions to the nearest nickel and encouraging customers to pay with plastic, citing the Treasury Department’s decision to phase out the penny.

A penny saved is a penny earned, right? Since the U.S. Treasury is winding down penny production, some major businesses are ...

The Trump administration decided back in May to phase out new penny production. Last year, the U.S. Mint reported that it cost 3.69 cents to make the penny. That’s up 20% from the previous year, and ...

For its part, NGA encouraged the USDA to act quickly, observing that swift clarification would help protect SNAP participants ...

You may be surprised to learn coins are becoming harder to find thanks to COVID-19. Action13 found some stores are even letting customers know they are running low on change. "When you start disabling ...

A Wisconsin bank is paying customers a bonus for turning over change as there a national coin shortage. The Community State Bank is paying out $5 for every $100 in coins turned over to the bank. The ...

SAN DIEGO — One lesson most parents teach their kids, is to count their change when they pay with cash. Two 14-year-old boys in San Diego received no change, however, after buying dinner at a Chipotle ...

No, there’s officially not a coin shortage. But it sure feels that way all over Sacramento. At downtown’s Taco Bell Cantina, a sign taped to the front door asks customers to pay with exact change, ...

Its being called "The Federal Coin Shortage." and retailers across the country are asking folks to use cards or exact change when making a purchase. Like other shortages that happened this year, the ...

WASHINGTON D.C. — A coin shortage is sweeping across the U.S. much in the same way toilet paper became in short supply at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Jeff Lenard represents the National ...