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OPINION: Is college worth it? Students can learn to calculate the payoff

PYMNTS

Investors in financial markets consider many complex variables to mitigate risks and maximize returns. Evidence on labor market returns from associate degrees can be hard to come by. Department of Education’s College Score Card. Investing in college is no different.

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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

PYMNTS

And what better way to mark that milestone than with a monthly recap of the Top 12 news items in one major market in the payments ecosystem: mobile payments. Samsung Pay is the first mobile payment service of its kind to be launched in Spain, giving it a head start in the market over Apple Pay and Android Pay. Apple Pay — 20 Months In.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

PYMNTS

But Facebook got the jump on the news cycle this week with the big news that it was opening up Facebook Canvas for retailers and other marketers on the site, as opposed to just advertis e rs. Costco Card. The Costco Card has generated a lot of buzz. That has left them sans card since the switch went into effect on Monday.

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2021’s Best Community Banks to Work For

Independent Banker

Sometimes that takes the form of gift cards for staff who catch a fraudulent check or go above and beyond job expectations. “We has five branch offices serving southern Mississippi. It does good work for its employees, too: The bank was named a Best Place to Work in Mississippi by the Mississippi Business Journal every year since 2016.

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How to Deal with a Pay Cut or Reduced Work Hours

MyBankTracker

The maximum benefit ranges from a low of $235 per week in Mississippi to a high of $1,220 in Massachusetts. A period of reduced income is an outstanding time to bring out your innovative skills and implement new strategies to improve your cash flow and survive. This is especially true with credit cards. Partial unemployment.

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We analyzed 7 of the fastest-growing personal finance apps of all time to figure out the secrets to their success — here’s what we learned

CB Insights

These companies are making it easier to make a budget, invest, and buy stocks, as well as to get loans and credit cards. It’s even harder when your target market would rather never think about what you’re trying to sell them — retirement, for example. Use pre-launch marketing to build both trust and hype.

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Senate Banking Committee to hold July 29 hearing on 36% national rate cap

CFPB Monitor

Jack Lee Chair in Financial Institutions and Consumer Finance, Mississippi State University. Bill Himpler, President & CEO, American Financial Services Association. Professor Thomas W. Miller, Jr., David Pommerehn, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Consumer Bankers Association.