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How community banks can help young homebuyers

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Burmis, senior vice president and retail lending manager at $450 million-asset Chelsea State Bank in Chelsea, Mich. And although banks follow fair lending laws and don’t offer special treatment for younger borrowers, flexibility can be beneficial for millennial and Gen Z customers who have embraced the “gig economy” of non-W-2 income.

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4 Gonzo Takeaways from BAI Retail Delivery ’15: Viva Las Vegas?

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BAI Retail Delivery was at the Venetian in Vegas this year, sharing conference space with a travel convention called IMEX, which made things interesting in between sessions. can make analog more valuable if we drive community interest in branch facilities to learn from one another instead of another investments seminar-lecture.

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Independent Banker

Community banks, which will continue to face a growing number of senior customers with everyday cash needs and built-up home equity, should explore this niche lending opportunity, two community bankers providing these specialty loans suggest. Consumer Lender Life Lending Web Exclusives' FirstBank, which has $2.3

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