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Credit unions continue to see growth in auto lending

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Regionally, Southern credit unions continue to dominate in total new vehicle loans, with more than $39 billion reported for the period ending December 31st. And while the region has seen the slowest growth of the four, new vehicle lending does continue to climb steadily. Alaska USA Federal Credit Union - Anchorage, AK 5.

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Which are America's healthiest credit unions?

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Following the release of Sageworks Bank Information’s list of America’s healthiest banks by region in March of 2015, the company recently examined the health of their credit union (CU) counterparts. The list – America’s healthiest credit unions – names the top 50 CUs that stand out from the pack with an exceptionally low Texas Ratio.

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Moving Services Use The Gig Economy To Simplify Pricing For Consumers

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Currently, the service is in 22 cities and metro areas expanding across the Southwest, South and Mid-Atlantic regions from Austin, Texas, to Washington, D.C. We’d love to be in realistically all 50 states, barring maybe Alaska or Hawaii,” Miller said, adding that he hopes to be in the majority of U.S. states in the next two years.

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Retail Pulse: Sears To Open ‘Home & Life’ Stores, Amazon Reduces Whole Foods’ Prices

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The locations, which the company said were created based on insights from Sears Appliances & Mattresses stores, are set to be located in Alaska, Kansas and Louisiana. Real estate research firm Reis found that the vacancy rate in 28 of the 77 metropolitan regions rose during the first three months of this year per reports.

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Data Dive: And The Winner Is Edition — SMBs Worldwide, DoorDash And Gun Regulation

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By offering QR-based digital payments, smaller retailers can achieve these goals and create greater customer stickiness with little to no investment beyond the phone they already have,” said Jorn Lambert, EVP, Digital Channels and Regions, Mastercard. In spring 2018, participating U.S. In spring 2018, participating U.S.

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Bustlingly Busy, Visa’s Vistas Expand

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Visa/Paypal International Focus : The Visa/Paypal relationship is now expanding to the Asia-Pacific region, where a variety of in-store payment methods will be explored, and forthcoming, working with and possibly even helping expand mobile wallet adoption. Hacking, Hacking Everywhere : The venerable Samsung brand may be under attack.

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A Roadie For Everyone

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After a little under a year in business the app has 300K downloads and 22K drivers nationwide, even in far flung regions like Alaska and Hawaii. The app is also working on fine-tuning the routing patterns for its “Homeward Bound” program that connect drivers to deliveries that coincide with their daily commute.

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