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Apple To Shutter 30 More US Stores Again Amid Pandemic

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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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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Stories worth telling

Independent Banker

I’m headed to Memphis to meet with our state and regional partners, and then I’ll be engaging with the team at CRA Partners. Consider Watermark Bank in Oklahoma City, Okla., Together, we will ensure the entire nation knows exactly what it means to be a community bank. Where I’ll be this month. Rebeca Romero Rainey.

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A gift that will keep on giving

Independent Banker

It may be celebrating its 150th anniversary, but First National Bank of Fort Smith didn’t want presents this year. billion-asset The First National Bank of Fort Smith (FNB) was founded on Feb. Sicard, The First National Bank of Fort Smith. That’s our plan: to continue to serve this region.”. By Paul Sisolak.

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Majority Of Consumers Want Digital Coupons, Rewards From Grocers

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Over a year of research, development and beta testing, Shopkick Grocery was found to increase consumer basket sizes to $59 in grocery, drugstore and retail spend per trip versus the $32 national average. Walmart, for example, has been testing a 24/7 pickup service at a supercenter in Oklahoma City.

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The Case For Localizing Mom-And-Pop Investment

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“Being in Boston, Massachusetts, I’m much less likely to invest in a restaurant in Oklahoma if the same business was right next to me,” Mathews said. In this effort, the platform is turning to regional and national economic development organizations to promote education on both sides.

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What Goes Up …

Independent Banker

Coping just fine, community banks in energy-producing regions manage the oil-price plunge. Texas and Oklahoma banks “got killed in the mid-1980s,” he says. New energy regions adapt. Hydraulic fracturing by drillers has sent the region on an oil-producing frenzy since 2007. By Howard Schneider.

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BOK Financial to Take 4Q Hit on MSR Valuation Change

American Banker

BOK Financial in Oklahoma City will take a roughly $17 million earnings hit due to a change in the fair value of its mortgage-servicing rights and a corresponding hedge.