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Fighting Food Insecurity in Vermont and New Hampshire: A Community Effort

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Across Vermont and New Hampshire , 1 in 11 and 1 in 14 people currently face food insecurity, respectively, with numbers expected to climb even farther in the coming months. Some local issues affecting food security include: Gaps in Assistance: Public assistance often doesn’t cover all food-related needs, especially in our region.

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Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits

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Lawmakers across multiple states are considering legislation to reconfigure the often burdensome security deposit structure that adversely affects renters of less financial means, according to the Wall Street Journal. As many as one fourth of all renters in the United States devote 50% or more of their monthly expenses to rent.

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NJ Launches First Mobile App For Lottery Tickets

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It is also a National Council on Problem Gambling member and says it’s “the first third-party lottery service to receive a responsible gambling certification from the NCPG’s Internet Responsible Gambling Compliance Assessment Program.”. The company is available as of now in New Jersey, Texas, New Hampshire, and Minnesota.

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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

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People’s United Bank, which operates across Connecticut, southeastern New York state, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, recently demonstrated the growing interest of community banks to collaborate with FinTechs to expand their product offering — just as larger national and multinational financial institutions (FIs) do.

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Here’s How Your Tax Day Stacks Up

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Two others, New Hampshire and Tennessee, don’t have income tax either, though residents pay tax on dividends and investment income. Combine this and federal with a typical social security tax of 6.2 For instance, seven U.S. states don’t charge residents income tax. But for the average American, the U.S. percent and a 1.45

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The Perfect Credit Score: Understanding the 850 FICO Score

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Typically, most lenders do not require an individual to have the highest credit score possible to secure the best loan features. This slight uptick is not surprising as we have been seeing the average FICO® Score on the national population increasing as time since the “great recession” ages. . of the credit being extended.

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The 850 FICO Score

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Typically, most lenders do not require an individual to have an 850 FICO® Score to secure the best loan features. This slight uptick is not surprising as we have been seeing the average FICO® Score on the national population increasing as time since the “great recession” ages. of the credit being extended. As of April 2019, about 1.6%