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Memorial Day Post: Honor Those Fallen During Our Afghanistan Withdrawal

Jeff For Banks

Rapid Taliban Advance As the withdrawal commenced, the Taliban rapidly gained ground across Afghanistan, seizing control of provincial capitals and major cities with surprising speed that was not predicted by U.S. Afghan security forces that we trained struggled to resist the offensive. forces nor intelligence. weapons and equipment.

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The Blockchain Wave Isn’t Always Smooth Sailing

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More big names strengthened their blockchain ties this week, too, including IBM and the venture capital arm of Comcast, Comcast Ventures, which announced their support for a new blockchain accelerator, MState. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly blocked trading for UBI Blockchain stock, based in Hong Kong.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Nebraska State Bank. Cumberland Security Bank, Inc. First Security Bank of Deer Lodge. In order to compete as a small bank, we have been forced to keep higher-than-peer capital levels, so that our lending limit allows us to service local borrowers’ needs. Capital Community Bank. First Federal Bank, A FSB.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2014 Edition

Jeff For Banks

capital appreciation and dividends. The lion''s share of their growth, profitability, and capital have come since their re-branding to Open Bank in 2010. It also conducts mortgage banking from 12 offices in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona, and North Dakota. OTCQX: BNCC) BNCCORP, Inc.,

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The Roil Over B2B Payments Rails

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Omaha, Nebraska — Buffet’s birthplace — was the home of the First Transcontinental Railroad , which made railroads an important part of the Omaha economy. The network is valuable because it connects all the end points to which those payments must be made and complies with the regulations that assure the secure movement of those funds.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2016 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. It also conducts mortgage banking from 12 offices in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona, and North Dakota. Please do not claim to invest in any security based on what you read here. OTCQX: BNCC) BNCCORP, Inc.,

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2015 Edition

Jeff For Banks

Total return includes two components: capital appreciation and dividends. It also conducts mortgage banking from 12 offices in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona, and North Dakota. Please do not claim to invest in any security based on what you read here. OTCQX: BNCC) BNCCORP, Inc.,