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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Independent Banker’s annual listing top-performing community banks of 2021 alongside interviews with some of the winners. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Philadelphia.

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Chase Plans Expansion In Top US Markets In 2019

PYMNTS

Chase has announced it is expanding its retail footprint into nine of the top American markets, as well as opening dozens of new locations in the greater Washington, D.C The bank said about 30 percent of the branches will be in low or moderately low income communities. area, Philadelphia and Boston.

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Grocery Roundup: New Amazon Fresh Store, SpartanNash Puts Incentives In ‘Fast Lane,' Walmart On Autonomous Delivery

PYMNTS

The new store in Woodland Park will take the place of a closed Fairway Market in a shopping center that also has a GameStop, Barnes & Noble and Kohl’s department store. Amazon bought Fairway Market stores in Woodland Park and Paramus, but it has not made plans known for location in the latter municipality.

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Fat Brain Toys Navigates Pandemic With Agile Business Model

PYMNTS

The pandemic has had a strange, though mostly positive effect on the toy industry,” Mark Carson , CEO of Nebraska-based Fat Brain Toys tells PYMNTS. Another factor that differentiates Fat Brain from its retail peers is marketing. Content marketing is also very important to its overall market positioning.

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SNAP Users Shut Out Of The Digital Grocery Aisles

PYMNTS

“Online purchasing is a potential lifeline for SNAP participants living in urban neighborhoods and rural communities where access to healthy food choices can be limited,” then-U.S. We’re looking forward to being able to bring the benefits of the online market to low-income Americans participating in SNAP.”.

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Employee Spotlight: Ben Pankonin

Social Assurance

He once water skied behind a tractor and attends almost every Nebraska basketball game. At the 2011 Big Omaha event — a technology and entrepreneurial conference — I met Matt Secoske and we collaborated over coffee. “ I’ve always loved seeing how community is built and defined. Say hello to Ben Pankonin, our cofounder and CEO!

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US Bankcard Industry Benchmarking Trends: 2022 Q2 Update

FICO

FICO Community releases quarterly US Bankcard Industry Benchmarking trends. Consumer sentiment in the market continues to fluctuate as the macro environment remains mixed. Interest rates and inflation are rising fast, while the unemployment rate is still at historical market lows. Saxon Shirley. Wed, 05/25/2022 - 03:43.

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