PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

The Riverwood, Illinois company said the move was “an effort to support the restaurant industry as it rebounds” from the pandemic and associated lockdowns. Discover joins other major companies in starting programs aimed at minority communities, which have been particularly hard-hit by the pandemic and ensuing economic crisis.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

The owner/operator of 85 shopping centers in California, Colorado and Illinois said shoppers are returning to recently reopened malls, but they’re not lingering, according to a CNBC report. The heart of our communities [and] shopping centers are small businesspeople.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

The owner/operator of 85 shopping centers in California, Colorado and Illinois said shoppers are returning to recently reopened malls, but they’re not lingering, according to a CNBC report. The heart of our communities [and] shopping centers are small businesspeople.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

On the optimistic side Elliot Nassim , president of Mason Asset Management, which co-owns the University Mall in Carbondale, Illinois, says: “We have always felt that the retail industry is evolving, despite what doomsday headlines would have you believe. Department store closures and bankruptcies have been ongoing for some time.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

That would seem to apply to credit unions (CUs), and to Consumers Credit Union of Illinois specifically, one of the largest CUs around, which has been in business since 1930 (before the Great Depression reached its worst depths). Besides those community ties, credit unions often win points because of what they are not: big banks.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

The offering is now available from almost 2,000 stores in California, New York and Illinois, among other states, with plans to grow throughout the country in the months to come, according to an announcement. As it stands, Instacart partners with over 350 local, regional, and national retailers to provide delivery from over 25,000 stores.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Following up on a threat it made back in 2018 , the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced on October 6, 2022 that it entered into a consent order with Rhinebeck Bank (“Rhinebeck”) to settle discrimination claims involving discretionary dealer markups on retail installment contracts with minority borrowers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Earlier this month, Lumin Digital signed a multi-year contract with the University of Illinois Community Credit Union (UICCU) that will have Lumin’s cloud-based platform serve as the credit union’s digital banking solution for retail banking and bill payment.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2017

The total roster now claims more than 1,600 banks and credit unions domestically, said the site, even as 35 percent of retailers in the U.S. support Apple Pay. As has been reported, Apple Pay is also available internationally in, among other nations, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, the U.K. and Switzerland.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Similarly, Illinois is eying close to $400 million in new annual sales tax revenue on ecommerce items shipped into the state. A plan backed by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association places the burden on sales tax collection on the marketplaces, which will then settle up with the state Department of Revenue.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The net impact of Amazon’s decision translates to Bear Down Logistics’ facilities shutting down in Ohio, Virginia and Illinois in April — with 280 positions lost. Postmates said its overall Delivery-as-a-Service has leapt by more than 300 percent year over year across retailers. Yet, in a competitive market, pay may matter.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2016

There aren’t many decisions in online retail that depend on smart geographic selection and rent negotiation, but determining where to set down fulfillment centers is one of them. Two of the warehouses will be located in California — in the towns of Tracy and Eastvale, to be exact — with the third landing in Joliet, Illinois.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

Chicago, Illinois. Through this process, we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation.”. Politicians across the U.S. But only one can be selected, and the top 20 from which the elect will be chosen include: Atlanta, Georgia.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

As The Wall Street Journal reported, the eatery hoped to avert a complete liquidation of its 98 locations in New York, the Mid-Atlantic, California, Illinois and Florida with a proposed $3 million sale of the business to Aurify Brands LLC. Le Pain Quotidien , the U.S. Effective today, we are pausing our operations, company-wide.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The company further noted that it has made “continued investments to support and safeguard associates, customers and communities, nearly $1.3 Midwest retailer Meijer has signed on with the service to provide same-day delivery of groceries. Q3 operating profit hit $792 million, up from $254 million the previous year.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Community banks are vital providers of small-business credit because of their extensive local market knowledge and deep customer relationships. In Illinois, a loan participation plan by a community bank “insourced” jobs to the local area from overseas. Community banks are the most active participants in the SSBCI program.

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Independent Banker

APRIL 28, 2016

There is no secret sauce to our community bank’s recent strong performance. Retail locations: Three. The housing market in central Illinois has remained strong, and Goodfield State Bank has focused on residential real estate. Goodfield State Bank. Goodfield, Ill. ROAA in 2015: 2.27 Assets: $105 million. Employees: 26.

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Independent Banker

JULY 1, 2015

In Delaware’s local business community, David Ferguson is known as someone who “knows his stuff,” particularly when it comes to commercial lending. As vice president of commercial lending for Artisans’ Bank, what sets him apart as a community banker, however, is his passion for sharing his knowledge with colleagues.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2018

Not only do gift cards stand as the most popular holiday present, according to the National Retail Federation and other sources, but a Blackhawk Network survey found that “44 percent of consumers surveyed are interested in receiving a gift card to play the lottery, while 43 percent would be interested in giving a lottery gift card.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

From the local community to state leadership, we appreciate the tremendous support from elected officials for this project, and we look forward to growing in the Peach State.” “This facility will create hundreds of new jobs with competitive pay and great benefits starting on day one.

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Independent Banker

MARCH 15, 2015

Customer contact centers are reshaping retail service for the technology age. Increasingly, more digitally connected consumers are saying yes to that question with their community bank. For many community banks, telephone calls still generate the highest volumes of customer service interactions. Bob Meara, retail banking expert.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Chicago, Illinois. The so-called “Willow Campus” is envisioned to be a “mixed-use village” that includes a grocery store, pharmacy, 125,000 square feet of retail space, and 1,500 housing units. The grocery, retail, housing and office portions of the project are slated for completion by 2021.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2017

But sometimes, a more creative approach in retail is needed. Proceeds go toward restocking the market and making it (or one similar to it) available in other communities where it’s needed. Devising options for customers to buy online, pick up in-store (or at a 24-hour kiosk near the store) is another. That’s the capitalist spirit!

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. So where do ballyhooed mobile banking and payments developments among the biggest players leave community banks?

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Certain mobile functions and features are essential to the success of a community bank’s mobile banking offerings. Newfangled mobile capabilities could help community banks stand apart from their competitors. Share of community banks and credit unions offering the following mobile banking features and functions: 84%.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Certain mobile functions and features are essential to the success of a community bank’s mobile banking offerings. Newfangled mobile capabilities could help community banks stand apart from their competitors. Share of community banks and credit unions offering the following mobile banking features and functions: 84%.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 22, 2011

Today I had a Twitter conversation about how the Durbin Amendment turned out to be a boon for retailers and a bust for financial institutions and consumers. Frank Sorrentino III, CEO of North Jersey Community Bank , weighed in on this question with an obligatory community bank bias. What did Senator Durbin think would happen?

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Independent Banker

JUNE 30, 2022

Last year, community bank loan producers were faced with both record-low interest rates and a glut of deposits. But as they always do, they came through for individuals and businesses in their communities with a combination of personalized service and prudent risk management practices. First Community Bank of the Heartland, Inc.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

For example, a girls’ soccer program at a regional high school in Illinois would be part of an entire athletic department order for the year. And, while it is seeing an uptick in orders for those states trying to reopen, it is cognizant of the issues facing parents, schools, organizations, and communities.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Above is the office’s historic retail building in earlier days. Countless urban downtowns have slipped into the economic fringes in recent decades as retailers and shoppers moved to suburban strip malls. But none of that prevented the downtown from fading when the suburbs beckoned retailers in the 1980s and 1990s. By Ed Avis.

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Jeff For Banks

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Nasdaq: OSBC) Old Second is a single-bank holding company headquartered in Aurora, Illinois. billion in asset company headquartered in West Virginia, providing community banking services primarily in the Eastern Panhandle and South Central regions of the state, and the Northern and Shenandoah Valley regions of Virginia. BNCCORP, Inc.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 21, 2015

Online network for private equity community. HQ: Chicago, Illinois. Giftcard and retail voucher marketplace. Source: Crunchbase. HQ: New York City. Latest round: $7.3 Total raised: $7.3 Source: Crunchbase. Investment analytics. Latest round: $6 million. Total raised: $14.7 Source: Crunchbase. HQ: Tel Aviv, Isreael. million ($6.5

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PYMNTS

MARCH 24, 2020

I once dated a woman from the potato section at Mariano’s,” Bob Schneider, a 67-year-old semi-retired, twice-divorced lobbyist from Oak Brook, Illinois, told The Wall Street Journal. And supermarkets have been evolving into hangout locations (and places to possibly find a date) over the last several years. “I Only time will tell.

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