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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

PYMNTS

Right now, Whole Foods has about 470 stores around the nation – which isn’t much considering the proliferation of Walmart and Kroger stores, but it now has the capital to expand into previously unreachable areas, like Montana. For example, Whole Foods managers went to a site in Utah that used to be a Kmart.

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3 Ways Credit Union Are Driving Growth

Abrigo

According to the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) , credit unions had a record year in 2015, with 3.7 A recent article in the Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel notes, “More community bank takeovers by large credit unions are likely.” Joseph, a Michigan-based credit union, acquired Indiana-based Griffith Savings Bank.

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Claim: Racial Disparities Rampant in Three Midwest Metro Areas

American Banker

Louis, Milwaukee and Minneapolis metropolitan areas, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition said. Mortgage originators aren't lending enough to people of color or the poor in the St.

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4 ways to get more out of your core

Independent Banker

This could also mean losing out on different sources of revenues,” says Schuld, who is based in Milwaukee, Wis. Mike Daniels, Nicolet National Bank. Nicolet National Bank in Green Bay, Wis., The people who are closest to the customer need to understand and offer suggestions on implementation, function and communication.”.

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Going Truly Over The Top For Christmas

PYMNTS

The National Retail Federation ( NRF ) reports that, based on early predictions, the average American spent a little more than $1,050 on gifts given to others this holiday season, with higher income earners (north of $100,00 a year) spending twice that. In a last-ditch effort,” she said, “we driove 200 miles one way to Milwaukee.

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Ripple Effects: Mobile Payments Are Just The Beginning

PYMNTS

Cohen owns a national distribution network and deals with some of the nation’s biggest retailers. The ripple effects of this new model are less activity at ports, lower revenues for the trucking industry and a prediction by the National Retail Federation that this trend of low imports will persist.

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CFPB Holds a Field Hearing on Student Loan Servicing Issues

CFPB Monitor

On May 14th, the same day that the CFPB launched a public inquiry into student loan servicing loan practices (the “Request for Information”), the CFPB held a public field hearing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to address issues with the student loan servicing industry. The guest panelists were: Jennifer Wang, Policy Director, Young Invincibles.