PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Mastercard said it will invest $500 million in Black communities across the U.S. The new initiative will include “concentrated investments that will focus on providing Black-owned businesses and Black people access to affordable financial tools and capital,” Mastercard said in a news release. This is a time for action.

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Abrigo

APRIL 28, 2016

The SBA offers the “three Cs” to help aspiring entrepreneurs start up and scale up by making counseling available, providing more choices and chances to secure capital, and by helping them seize market opportunities to commercialize their ideas.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 22, 2016

The CFPB has announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, Credit Union Advisory Council, and Academic Research Council. Arjan Schutte, Founder and Managing Partner, Core Innovation Capital, Los Angeles, CA. Community Bank Advisory Council Members.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

In Bangladesh, a $100 loan can be life-changing – in Los Angeles, that isn’t funding enough to think about starting a business,” she said. “So That’s a mistake, because we’re seeing these women have the potential to serve as powerful economic engines in their communities, and access to capital has the power to unlock that.”.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 18, 2014

capital appreciation and dividends. Open Bank (OTCQB: OPBK) Open Bank commenced operations in 2005 as First Standard Bank in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles. They are built as a relationship bank serving the Korean community in LA and surrounding areas. Not so over the three years I have been keeping track.

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South State Correspondent

APRIL 10, 2023

CRE Risk Background While ten years ago, community and regional banks use to make up some 55% of the CRE market, in 2023, these banks now compose approximately 72% (below). The risk here is that community banks continue to take on an above-average amount of CRE credit exposure. This article explores the risk and what to do about it.

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South State Correspondent

MAY 1, 2024

With financial hardship, competition from dominant players, and a startup budget, Gentle Monster faced many of the same challenges as a community bank. How Banks Can Leverage: Niche markets abound in banking, and community banks are in the perfect position to create a following on a national level should they desire.

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