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D.C. banker poised to lead nation's biggest Black-run bank after merger

American Banker

Brian Argrett, whose City First Bank is being sold to Los Angeles-based Broadway Financial, would take the helm of the combined company at a time of increased national interest in reinvigorating minority-owned financial institutions.

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National Small Business Week Celebrates the American Entrepreneurial Spirit

Abrigo

Small Business Administration What creates two out of three net new American jobs; produces close to half of our nation’s goods and services (nonfarm private GDP); and can be found, coast to coast, in every small town, big city and rural enclave? Tune in all week for live-streaming , beginning at 7:30 p.m. Every business starts small.

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Cathay Commits to Community Reinvestment Plan with CRC

American Banker

Cathay General Bancorp in Los Angeles has agreed to a community reinvestment plan tied to its deal to buy SinoPac Bancorp from Bank SinoPac in Taiwan.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

The CFPB announced the appointment of new members to its Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council, and Credit Union Advisory Council. New members to the Consumer Advisory Board will serve three-year terms and new members to the Community Bank and Credit Union Advisory Councils will serve two-year terms. Kathleen C.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

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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Can A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?

PYMNTS

Microlending programs and products have mostly been associated with consumers in developing nations – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – over the last decade. But what has gotten less attention – largely because the practice is less common – is how microlending operations play out in developed nations like the U.S. A Long Journey.

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Fortune’s Fastest Growing Includes 28 [Often Obscure]Financial Firms

Tech and Finance

.” [Obviously written before the long-running Wells Fargo abusive behavior finally gained national attention.] “But here’s a different kind of responses, as customer-focused competitors rise up. Many of the banks are laser-focused on a small community for both deposits from, and lending to, locals firms and individuals.