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Scottsdale Community Bank: Making microloans

Independent Banker

Inspired by the entrepreneurship of lemonade stands, Scottsdale Community Bank created a microloan program. Photo by Brandon Sullivan De novo Scottsdale Community Bank set out to provide microloans to small and mid-size businesses, family organizations and nonprofits—a project that was inspired by the humble lemonade stand.

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Growing a mortgage portfolio: Encourage borrowers to bank local

Abrigo

With mortgage rates down in the US , many homebuyers are looking locally to their community banks to finance their new, potentially life-changing purchase. In the spirit of the go local movement, new data from Sageworks Bank Information peeked in on 10 cities to see which community banks were making an impact on local mortgage lending.

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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

PYMNTS

In addition to New York, the program is now available for SNAP recipients in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Oregon and Washington. The ability for grocers to enable safe and secure ecommerce, for all of their customer segments, remains critically important to their success.”.

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Supreme Court hears arguments over jurisdiction for constitutional challenges to FTC’s enforcement authority

CFPB Monitor

The Court also heard arguments in a similar case, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Axon Enterprises, an Arizona company that manufactures police body cameras and other law enforcement technology, has been under investigation by the FTC after it purchased a competitor in 2018. Federal Trade Commission ( No. Cochran ( No.

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Bank Shareholder Liquidity Matters

Jeff For Banks

Annually 1,500 bankers and those that advise them gather in the Arizona desert for Bank Director's Acquire or Be Acquired (AOBA) conference. securities laws, be current in their disclosure, and be sponsored by a third-party advisor. They'll be asked in the community about the bank and its prospects. and global companies.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2014 Edition

Jeff For Banks

They are built as a relationship bank serving the Korean community in LA and surrounding areas. through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 14 locations. Please do not claim to invest in any security based on what you read here.

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Banking's Total Return Top 5: 2015 Edition

Jeff For Banks

through its subsidiary BNC National Bank, offers community banking and wealth management services in Arizona, Minnesota, and North Dakota from 16 locations. It also conducts mortgage banking from 12 offices in Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Minnesota, Arizona, and North Dakota. (OTCQX: BNCC) BNCCORP, Inc., But I digress.