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MiHC La Puerta Portal Opens the Door to Success for Hispanic Students in Detroit

Perficient

Perficient is pleased to announce, along with the Michigan Hispanic Collaborative (MiHC), the enhanced availability of the La Puerta portal. Perficient developed the La Puerta portal framework as a way of giving back to the Detroit community and to pave the way for students to benefit from a college education. Essay writing assistance.

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Michigan Approves Charter For First LGBT Credit Union

PYMNTS

Michigan has approved a charter for a new financial institution designed for LGBT customers. There are also plans to offer products such as insurance, health care and wealth management specifically designed for LGBT customers. And this is where it all starts to change for the community.”. which created the credit union.

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ABA Adds Five to Community Bank Benchmark

Banking Exchange

Banks based in California, Michigan, Ohio, Louisiana and Florida have been added to the Nasdaq index of community institutions Community Banking Feature3 Feature Management M&A Financial Trends ABA News Nasdaq.

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How community banks can help young homebuyers

Independent Banker

But there are ways community banks can help mortgage-seekers get on the property ladder. Burmis, senior vice president and retail lending manager at $450 million-asset Chelsea State Bank in Chelsea, Mich. So how can community banks help? By Beth Mattson-Teig. Plenty of tools in the box. Flexibility needed.

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How a Community Bank Helps Business Borrowers Cope with Rising Rates

The Financial Brand

This article How a Community Bank Helps Business Borrowers Cope with Rising Rates appeared first on The Financial Brand. Growth at this Michigan community bank comes from business customers — especially manufacturers — seeking help with challenges like rising interest rates.

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Community financial institutions – get personal to stay competitive

NCR

It’s an interesting time to be a community financial institution (FI) right now. For smaller community banks and credit unions in the US, it might seem like a difficult time to do business, with so much change, intensifying competition and regulatory compliance to contend with. Challenges for community financial institutions.

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NEW REPORT: How Navy Federal Keeps Service Members’ Finances In Shipshape

PYMNTS

In Michigan, a group of credit unions recently joined forces to form a new financial institution (FI): a bank. Seven Michigan-based credit unions recently applied to establish a new limited-purpose bank, known as Credit Union Trust. Talk about a case of strange bedfellows.

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