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FinTechs Take A Regional Approach To SMB COVID-19 Relief

PYMNTS

Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest solutions that FinTechs and lenders are developing to ease the PPP lending process for SMBs and FIs alike, with many initiatives focused on enabling regional and community banks to maintain a competitive edge against the biggest banks. Fresno First Bank. LendingTree.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

Independent Banker

Location: Fresno, Calif. Situated between the town’s post office and grocery store, Central Valley Community Bank is the only financial institution sustaining this mountain region outside of Fresno, Calif., This is what community banks do, and we’re proud of that.”. Ed Avis is a writer in Illinois. People’s Choice Award.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

CB Insights

Even today, interest in kombucha is mostly concentrated in coastal regions, especially in the Pacific Northwest. For example, Mendocino’s Sherman Oaks, CA location offers an Asian Spring Roll Salad with Mary’s free-range chicken breast, spicy Fresno chilis, and Scarborough Farm arugula. Photo credit: DL English Design.