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Building from Scratch

Independent Banker

“I love being around people, and people are what community banking is all about.” Overcoming various long odds over the years, Shirley Nelson launched and then grew a thriving California community bank. Bank Headquarters: Oakland, Calif. I love being around people, and people are what community banking is all about,” she says.

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Changing the Conversation About Income Volatility

PYMNTS

So together, LendUp and the Aspen Institute’s EPIC are launching Finance Forward, a national conversation to discuss the issue from the perspective of individuals, local government, nonprofits, for-profits, employers, tech and anyone else with an ability to lend or take action. The tour will wrap up later this year in Oakland, Calif.,