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A digital-first bank for south Florida

Independent Banker

Banking veteran Keith Costello cofounded Locality Bank, where he serves as president and CEO, to champion for south Florida small businesses financially affected by the pandemic. After looking at the consolidation in our market, we concluded that the lack of community banks was the reason.”. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert.

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Zillow Brings Fast Cash Home Selling Platform To South Florida

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Home sellers in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and other parts of South Florida now have the option of getting a cash offer from Zillow to buy their house, the company said in a press release. Zillow then gets the house ready to sell and puts it on the market. “We’re

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Market Commentary: Week of June 29, 2020

SWBC's LenderHub

Florida, Texas, Arizona, and California dominated the headlines, as it certainly appears that the so-called “First Wave” of the virus has not ended yet. COVID-19 has pounced on some of our largest population centers that began relatively aggressive economic re-opening campaigns in mid to late May.

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Whole Foods Prime Loyalty Program Launches In Florida

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The program is now being offered in Florida and will be expanded to other Whole Food stores during the summer. With promotions and discounts commonplace in the grocery market industry, Whole Food is aiming to use them to go after Amazon shoppers. Organic brands have had a tough time getting U.S.

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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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In Florida, nine defendants have been charged in the U.S District Court for the Southern District of Florida with wire and bank fraud and conspiracy for seeking $24 million in forgivable PPP loans. Mckenzie, 38, of Miami Gardens, Florida; Andre M. The defendants include Damion O.

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7-Eleven Launches Beer Delivery In Select US Markets

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” According to Fortune , the company will test the service in 18 markets: Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas-Ft. Louis, Missouri; and Tampa, Florida. Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is launching beer and cider delivery in select U.S. Customers can place their beer orders via the 7Now app.

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Robinhood accused of offering snafu credits to squelch suit

Bank Innovation

facing lawsuits over crashes on its trading platform amid violent stock market swings, is now being accused of offering a “$75 goodwill credit” to dupe customers into waiving their legal rights. Attorneys for users who are suing the beleaguered online brokerage company asked a federal judge in Florida to order Robinhood to […].

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