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House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to hold Sept. 4 hearing on financial inclusion

CFPB Monitor

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled a hearing in Houston, Texas for tomorrow entitled “Examining Discrimination and Other Barriers to Consumer Credit, Homeownership, and Financial Inclusion in Texas.” Belinda Everette, Director, Housing Initiative, NAACP Houston Branch.

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The Painful State Of Patient Reimbursements

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America’s cash-strapped consumers are often burdened by the cost of healthcare, frequently struggling to make ends meet while paying for treatments. Bonnie Sheeren, a board-certified patient advocate (BCPA) at Houston Health Advocacy , has worked with many patients whose behavioral health service providers do not accept insurance.

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Building Bridges For Chinese Consumers To U.S. Commerce

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million Chinese nationals visited the U.S. Only 5 percent of Chinese citizens hold passports, and the nation’s largest online travel service, Ctrip , predicts that number will double over the next two years. If Alipay were a nation, it would be the third largest on Earth. According to the U.S. Commerce Department , 2.97

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The Warehouse Building Rush Brought By eCommerce

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According to some estimates, the Interstate-78/Interstate-81 corridor is the fastest growing industrial corridor in the nation. That outpaces recent growth centers in Houston, Columbus, Ohio, and the Inland Empire east of Los Angeles. The neighborhood itself is a virtual who’s-who of America retail: Walmart Stores Inc.,

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Why Migrant Workers Need Financial Service Offerings All Their Own

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come from all over the world, though Latin America and Asia are the leading contributing portals, and they work in every vertical – though migrant workers more often work in service sector jobs than management positions. The first of those community centers will be in Houston, home to both Majority and Rebtel’s U.S. headquarters.

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How A New Name Sparked An Unattended Retail Turnaround

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The Washington Post branded Bodega the most hated startup in America. There are now over 1,000 Stockwell machines spread across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago. According to the company, its future is now about building scale and creating a national presence for its vending cupboards.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions For Any Sized Bank That You Must Get Right in 2023

South State Correspondent

Charlotte, Houston, Phoenix, New York, Austin, Denver, Orlando, Miami, and Nashville, many banks have not adjusted pricing or their credit appetite. Many community banks have an inherent strategic advantage in bringing a new product to market faster than a national bank, yet they squander their position.