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Fast-growing Texas bank buying branches in Austin, San Antonio

American Banker

Spirit of Texas Bancshares is acquiring four branches and a loan production office from Simmons First National Corp. as part of an aggressive expansion in its home state.

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5 Reasons Your Financial Institution Should Attend ThinkBIG 2021

Abrigo

Enjoy La Cantera Resort & Spa Those interested in participating in-person will have the opportunity to enjoy the AAA® Four Diamond La Cantera Resort and Spa in San Antonio, TX. The resort is a stone’s throw away from Texas Hill Country wineries, downtown San Antonio, the famous River Walk, and the city’s shopping and dining scene.

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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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eScooter Startup Lime Exits 12 Markets, Fires 14 Pct. Of Staff

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Lime is shuttering operations in Atlanta, Phoenix, San Diego, and San Antonio in the US; Linz, Austria in Europe; and Bogotá, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Lima, Puerto Vallarta, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo in Latin America. LimePass will be released in cities across the nation, as well as in New Zealand and Australia.

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Why Goodwill Regions Are Tapping Into Digital Marketplaces

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Goodwill San Antonio eCommerce Manager Michael Anthony Morse said in the announcement that the tie-up has given the organization exposure and helps it work toward its mission. The partnership between OfferUp and Upright Labs has allowed Goodwill San Antonio to reach a national audience on the OfferUp marketplace,” he said.

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Buying into AML risks in real estate

Abrigo

According to the National Association of Realtors, there were more than 106,000 real estate brokerage firms in the United States. Including rental and leasing licensees, as of 2021, the industry comprises approximately 16.7% of the United States GDP, with estimates exceeding $3.9 In 2017, over 5.51

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Credit unions continue to see growth in auto lending

Abrigo

The article cited data from TransUnion, the national consumer data collection company, which reported that among the nation’s largest cities, Atlanta (up by 5.9%) and Houston (up by 5.4%) experienced the largest increases in auto loans from the previous quarter. Security Service Federal Credit Union - San Antonio, TX 3.

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