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Walden Mutual aims to serve New England’s food community

Independent Banker

If it opens its doors as planned in January 2022, Walden Mutual Bank will be the first new mutual bank charter in New Hampshire in a century and the country’s first new mutual charter in five decades. About 75% of consumers use online banking, he says, and two-thirds have adopted mobile deposits.

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Google’s Consumer Trends For The Holidays

PYMNTS

Regionally, New England shoppers stand out in the U.S. on Black Friday, Google found that more than 25 percent of shoppers in New England had already visited a shopping center or department store — a full hour ahead of the rest of the country. Ten percent of all holiday purchases are expected to be made on online platforms.

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The Election That Misplaced Small Businesses

PYMNTS

Small business owners don’t expect to be the star of the show, but wherever we went — and we went to Vermont , New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Virginia , South Carolina and Georgia — we heard the same two things over and over again. 2) Can taxes be made comprehensible?

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CUs Try To Solve The Cannabis Cash Conundrum

PYMNTS

Recent developments in New Hampshire show how financial services can extend at the state level to cannabis firms. A bit closer to home, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has stated that it will lead a multi-state investigation into alleged violations of state regulations of the short-term lending industry.