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Fighting Food Insecurity in Vermont and New Hampshire: A Community Effort

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Across Vermont and New Hampshire , 1 in 11 and 1 in 14 people currently face food insecurity, respectively, with numbers expected to climb even farther in the coming months. In other words, our region’s high cost of living ( about 16% higher than the national average ) reduces the impact of these benefits for qualifying families.

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Bracing for the Chill: How to Winterize Your Home in Vermont & New Hampshire

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Whether you are new to Vermont and New Hampshire, or a first time homeowner , you may wonder what is needed to winterize your home. From how to winterize water pipes in your home to creating a winter storm emergency kit, here are the top tips for winterizing your home in Vermont and Northwestern New Hampshire.

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Raising up nonprofits

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Members of Ledyard National Bank lend a hand to Willing Hands, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding those in need. For its 30th anniversary, Ledyard National Bank decided to ask 10 local nonprofits to enter a video about their work into a contest for the opportunity to win $10,000 and expand their visibility. By Tiffany Lukk.

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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

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Eight additional states, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, Vermont and the District of Columbia, are slated to be added in June. ShopRite, a Wakefern Food Corp. brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

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People’s United Bank, which operates across Connecticut, southeastern New York state, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, recently demonstrated the growing interest of community banks to collaborate with FinTechs to expand their product offering — just as larger national and multinational financial institutions (FIs) do.

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From Farce to Menace

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It’s yet another disturbing proposal from the National Credit Union Administration to bureaucratically finagle its way around Congress and federal law. By Camden R. Fine, President and CEO of ICBA. So here we go again. Basically, all air-breathing mammals in the United States would qualify to be credit union members.

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Follow Along on our #CrashTheGAC17 Journey

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Yes, once again, The Cooperative Trust has assembled FIFTY of the nation's freshest, bright-eyed, young credit union professionals to make the annual trek to Washington D.C. We’re so grateful to Credit Union National Association (CUNA) for being our partner and primary supporter to make these magical events happen.