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Podcast: ‘Folks Who Are Low-Wealth Also Need Wealth Advisers’

ABA Community Banking

Homeownership, savings and holding down a job are three keys to financial well-being and moving out of generational poverty, so that's what Southern Bancorp focuses on in its home Mississippi and Arkansas Delta region, one of the nation's poorest.

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Casino Reopenings Draw In Gamblers Despite Online Gaming Surges

PYMNTS

Casinos in Mississippi and Louisiana are reopening this week, and visitors are traveling long distances and waiting in lines to enter the facilities, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. As a result, the popularity of brick-and-mortar versus online gaming could vary by region. And, while U.S.

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Training Employees to Soar at Community Bank in Mississippi

American Banker

take a select group of up-and-coming managers on a three-day retreat. The trips are part of a management training course known as the Falcon Program that took flight in 2012. Roughly once a quarter senior executives at Community Bank in Brandon, Miss.,

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Hurricane Insurance: What is Covered & What is Not Covered

MyBankTracker

However: There are many exclusions, caveats, and restrictions you should be aware of on these policies as you seek to insure a property in a hurricane-prone region. Wind damage can also affect power lines and knock out power grids in an affected region for days, weeks, or even months. Mississippi. Connecticut. Massachusetts.

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A Deep Dive into the Distribution of the FICO Score Across the US

FICO

Another theory is that people’s exposure to their credit reports and FICO® Scores, like seeing their updated FICO® Score on their monthly credit card statements, may have increased awareness and resulted in more prudent management of their personal finances. Looking for a lower housing cost? For this blog, we evaluated 33 MSAs.