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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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Macy’s Spotlights Women-Owned Businesses With SoGifted

PYMNTS

Macy’s is partnering with the female-led millennial venture capital fund SoGal Ventures to launch an in-store initiative focused on women-owned businesses, Macy’s said in a press release on Thursday (Dec. The SoGifted shops feature products and gifts from women-founded enterprises in the SoGal community. Lauderdale.

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15 Minutes With … Scott Badley

Independent Banker

Badley: We have a cool blend of communities. Some are heavily farming communities. But a couple are pushing up against the metro Detroit area. Collectively, we’re positioned where we can have customers and employees from a couple bigger areas (such as the communities of Lapeer and Port Huron). It had to be.

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How Smart Cities Will Vacuum Up Data — And Attempt To Protect It

CB Insights

NACTO has other partnerships, including one with scooter company Lime that allows it to provide anonymized scooter use data to the government of Detroit. For example, data on public transportation is used to analyze areas like accessibility in different communities, as well as the impact that building new lines might have across the city.

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Bright Paths Students Demonstrate New Skills with Incredible Variety of Apps

Perficient

Within mere weeks, 22 women are in the final stages of completing a Perficient-sponsored coding bootcamp in Detroit; their final project includes designing their own apps, all of which serve the world in various ways and all certain to make an impact. Learn More About Perficient’s Bright Paths. Gabriella Savage’s Bright Paths Project: Plenti.

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Innovation on Display: The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017

Celent Banking

The Ford GT showcases Detroit's recent focus on platform engineering — the configuration of common unibody structures and drivetrain components to create unique products that can appeal to disparate customers. As Ford has shown with its 3.5L

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The 2017 Ford GT and FIS Connect 2017: Innovation on Display

Celent Banking

The Ford GT showcases Detroit's recent focus on platform engineering — the configuration of common unibody structures and drivetrain components to create unique products that can appeal to disparate customers. As Ford has shown with its 3.5L