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State Employees In Mississippi Targets Of Direct Deposit Scam

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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said that ahead of tax season, preparers and other victims received requests to change direct deposit activity. In news a bit closer to home, AG Web reported that, in Minnesota, Jerome Robert Hennessey pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. In December, the U.S. He had been accused of stealing $5.3

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How to Buy Health Insurance on Your Own Through Marketplaces

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It can also help you determine if you may qualify for a premium tax credit. States that run their own marketplaces include: California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Idaho Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Nevada New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington Health Insurance Brokers. State Marketplace.

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The case for end-to-end digital lending

Independent Banker

It has also added tools that help to more easily digest documents and that sync with different outlets to get items such as tax returns, pay stubs and bank statements. “At Previously, documents would be submitted and an employee would have to manually move those electronic documents to the bank’s document management system.

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Weird Commerce: ComplyRight, All Those Employment Regulation Signs

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“Our overarching mission is to provide compliance services for small businesses, businesses that don’t have in-house attorneys or tech professionals, to provide the info that small businesses need to comply with employee management and tax reporting requirements,” said Susan Drenning, president of ComplyRight Inc.

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

3-yr average pre-tax ROA. Ultima Bank Minnesota. pre-tax ROA: 3.08%. pre-tax ROA: 2.83%. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. 3-yr average pre-tax ROA. pre-tax ROA: 2.68%. In true community bank fashion, each has its own story to tell and its own path to success. Molly Bennett, executive editor, Independent Banker.

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Fintech Fundings: 26 Companies Raised $530 Million Third Week of July

Fintech Labs Insights

Digital wealth management platform. Employee expense reporting management. Mobile payments & personal financial management. HQ: Minneapolis, Minnesota. Tax filing portal. Tags: Consumer, tax prep, payments. Building tracking stocks for professional athletes. Latest round: $60 million. Total raised: $28.5

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How community banks can help young homebuyers

Independent Banker

Burmis, senior vice president and retail lending manager at $450 million-asset Chelsea State Bank in Chelsea, Mich. The community bank also hopes to participate in a new tax-exempt savings program for first-time homebuyers that was approved by the state of Michigan in April. Beth Mattson-Teig is a writer in Minnesota.