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Senate Grills Facebook’s Marcus Over Libra

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We say defense because it was apparent from early in the hearing that the senators gathered were more than a little suspicious of Facebook’s latest innovation — and less than favorably inclined to letting it move forward. Louisiana Sen. He said Calibra will be regulated by the U.S. The Many Inquiries . He said the U.S.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

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Fortunately for Red River Bank, loan demand is picking up in Louisiana as cities stabilize from the pandemic and businesses reopen. Regulators haven’t yet broached the subject with them. Blake Chatelain, president and CEO of $2.9 billion-asset Red River Bank in Alexandria, La. Addressing ESG is one thing,” she says.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

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This week it was Minnesota, and then yesterday Walmart really got warmed up and announced the expansion of their new payments service in: Michigan, Virginia, the Carolinas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Washington, D.C. A pretty clear-cut sizzle. Costco Card.

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