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Mississippi AG Preps Antitrust Suit Against Google

PYMNTS

The Mississippi Attorney General (AG) revealed that his office is preparing an antitrust case against Google , accusing the tech giant of controlling a “pipeline” of data. “We We attorneys general have authority under consumer protection acts to do both,” said Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, according to CNBC , on Monday (March 18).

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Branch Business: The Banks Opening New Locations Across the US

Banking Exchange

Merchants & Marine is expanding in Mississippi, while Woodforest National Bank is growing in North Carolina Management Feature M&A Feature3.

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Extra Federal Benefits Ease Layoff Decisions For Employers

PYMNTS

A check of government benefits by PYMNTS found that while the weekly unemployment rate varies dramatically by state, from $235 in Mississippi to $823 in Massachusetts, they will all be paid more with federal dollars, at least through July. The minimum wage in Mississippi is $7.25 per hour for a weekly paycheck of $290.

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NCUA issues lifetime ban for embezzlement

American Banker

The National Credit Union Administration issued a prohibition order against a former employee of Members Exchange Credit Union in Mississippi.

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Podcast: ‘Folks Who Are Low-Wealth Also Need Wealth Advisers’

ABA Community Banking

Homeownership, savings and holding down a job are three keys to financial well-being and moving out of generational poverty, so that's what Southern Bancorp focuses on in its home Mississippi and Arkansas Delta region, one of the nation's poorest.

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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

PYMNTS

As instances of the coronavirus quickly increase in a number of regions across the nation, Apple plans to shutter 30 more stores in the United States on Thursday (July 2) at the latest. The tech company, which has 271 retail shops in the United States, has recently closed 47 stores again, CNBC reported.

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Update on state small business commercial financing disclosure laws

CFPB Monitor

Around the nation, regulators are preparing to implement and enforce new consumer-like disclosure laws for small business commercial finance providers. On February 1, 2022, Mississippi ’s commercial disclosure bill died in committee.