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Scottsdale Community Bank: Making microloans

Independent Banker

Inspired by the entrepreneurship of lemonade stands, Scottsdale Community Bank created a microloan program. Photo by Brandon Sullivan De novo Scottsdale Community Bank set out to provide microloans to small and mid-size businesses, family organizations and nonprofits—a project that was inspired by the humble lemonade stand.

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Metro Bank UK: 2023’s Next Bank Collapse? | Samsung’s Trackable Card Unveiled | UBS Tests Tokenized Fund on Public Blockchain

Bussman Advisory

Join our community of 50,000+ subscribers and stay informed on the latest trends and news in the FinTech & AI world with the weekly newsletter provided by Bussmann Advisory. This week’s must-know stories: Metro Bank’s Financial Struggles: Will Metro Bank in the UK be 2023’s next banking collapse?

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Popular Bank Implements Branch Realignment in the New York Metro Region to Enhance Focus on Communities and Small Business Support

PopularBank

Popular”) (NASDAQ: BPOP), bank holding company of Popular Bank, today announced Popular Bank’s strategic realignment of its New York Metro branch network. Popular is committed to meeting the needs of our customers and communities, guided by our 127-year legacy. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – October 28, 2020 – Popular, Inc.

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Teacher-Focused Homebuying Startup Lands $7.5M

PYMNTS

Our mission is to help these people build financial security and help them remain committed to their communities,” Landed co-founder Alex Lofton said. “We For the community that we’re a part of, in our backyard, it does make us all here a bit nervous.”. We try to stay flexible to people’s realities.

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DOJ announces settlement of redlining lawsuit

CFPB Monitor

The key allegations in the DOJ’s complaint are the following: During the relevant time period (2015-2021), the Newark, New Jersey-Pennsylvania Metro Division (Newark MD) as delineated in 2015 included Essex, Somerset, Union, Sussex, and Morris counties in New Jersey (Newark Lending Area).

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Top UK Lenders Launch SMB Branch Joint Venture

PYMNTS

.’s efforts to inject competition in the small business banking and financial services sector have culminated in a range of initiatives, from the bank referral scheme to strengthen the position of alternative lenders in the market, to the RBS fund that sees rivals and industry newcomers securing financing to improve their services.

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BankBazaar Aspiration Index 2021

BankBazaar

Need For Community Increases. While Health continues to be the most important aspiration, the individual goals point towards a wish to secure the future for themselves and their loved ones. Non-metros (85%) were a little more affected compared to metros (81%). Bangalore (85.8) BAI Over The Years. Aspiration Index.

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