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FEMA Looks At Blockchain To Aid Disaster Payouts

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These steps would allow much more rapid liquidation of an insurance policy, including a ‘disaster dividend,’ or a ‘harm’s way’ claim, which could be used to pay for evacuation-related expenses,” the agency stated in its latest National Advisory Draft Report to the FEMA Administrator.

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SBA Chief: Writing YOUR Success Story

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The SBA is here to help, with resources both online and in communities from coast to coast. Virgin Islands, and Guam. Yet many aspiring entrepreneurs have no idea how to get their stories started or write their next chapters.

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More PPP Funds Would Help CDFIs Lend Money To Micro Businesses

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Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are hoping more Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding is passed by Congress soon so that smaller businesses left behind can stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Tuesday (April 14) report in the Wall Street Journal.

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FinCEN AML/CTF Priorities Part 4: Counterproliferation

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It is a concept that we have all heard of, however, the concept remains somewhat of a mystery in the community bank world. The North Korean government has been also found to have used chemical weapons against its own nationals. Now that there are new requirements in this area it’s time to unravel some of the mystery.

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