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State Employees In Mississippi Targets Of Direct Deposit Scam

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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said that ahead of tax season, preparers and other victims received requests to change direct deposit activity. In news a bit closer to home, AG Web reported that, in Minnesota, Jerome Robert Hennessey pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. In December, the U.S. A Bit Of Whimsy.

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How community banks can help young homebuyers

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The community bank also hopes to participate in a new tax-exempt savings program for first-time homebuyers that was approved by the state of Michigan in April. The new law allows individuals to set aside money for a home purchase down payment, and money saved via the program is free from state income tax.

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Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raised $530 Million Third Week of July

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tax filing portal. Tags: Consumer, payments, debit card, billpay, funds transfer, mobile, personal financial management, PFM. Source: Finovate. Payment gateway. Latest round: $17.5 million Series B. Total raised: $20.4 HQ: Bangkok, Thailand. Source: Crunchbase. Deposit Solutions. Latest round: $16.5

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Fintech Fundings: 36 Companies Raise $480 Million Week Ending March 18

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tax preparation technology. Tags: Consumers, tax prep, personal financial management. Mobile payments & transactions. Latest round: $600,000. Total raised: $7.2 HQ: London, England, UK. Source: Crunchbase. Digital rights management platform on the blockchain. Latest round: $547,000 Seed.

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Fintech Fundings: 35 Companies Raise $470 Million the Third Week of June

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Credit card payoff loans. Income tax prep. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tags: Consumer, prepaid debit card, deposits, underbanked, millendial, mobile, billpay. Total raised: $335 million. HQ: Shenzen, China. Source: FT Partners. Latest round: $46.76 million Series C. Total raised: $71.56

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Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

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Credit card with consumer controls. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tags: SMB, merchants, payments, acquiring, credit/debit cards, mobile. Payment & trade finance for microbusinesses. Latest round: $13.2 million Series A. Total raised: $16.1 HQ: Barcelona, Spain. Source: Crunchbase. Digital sales & account opening.

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