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Bank Branch Closings Take Toll On Rural Communities 

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lost bank branches between 2012 and 2017, with rural areas feeling the brunt of the closures, according to research from the Federal Reserve released on Monday (Nov. Rural communities with lower incomes or a higher percentage of minorities saw the most closures, losing 1,553 bank branches in 794 counties, a decline of 14 percent.

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Nonprofit Supports Community Entrepreneurs Amid Pandemic

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According to Brennan, EforAll is a growing nonprofit organization that partners with communities to help under-resourced entrepreneurs start and grow a business through intensive business training, mentorship and an extended professional support network. Lowell-Lawrence was the site of EforAll’s first program, which launched in 2012.

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Airbnb Establishes Host Endowment Ahead Of IPO

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As we prepare for Airbnb to become a public company, we want to institutionalize our commitment to hosting, and our investment in the host community,” said Brian Chesky, Airbnb co-founder and chief executive officer. . “A The board will consist of host community leaders. “The Airbnb is earmarking 9.2 3 election.

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Why Community Bank Lending May Face Less Competition In The Future

South State Correspondent

Started in 2012, put forth in concept in 2014 and now proposed in detail last week, the rule, should it stand, makes it largely uneconomical to securitize all sorts of lending assets. Last week we saw the release of the details of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) rule on Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB).

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Airbnb Files For IPO Likely To Value The Company Around $30B 

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Our guests are not transactions — they are engaged, contributing members of our community,” the company wrote. Once they become a part of Airbnb, guests actively participate in our community, return regularly to our platform to book again, and recommend Airbnb to others who then join themselves.”.

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FTC, 48 States Launch Massive Antitrust Suit On Facebook

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The FTC complaint alleges that Facebook has engaged in a systematic strategy — including its 2012 acquisition of Instagram, its 2014 acquisition of WhatsApp, and the imposition of anticompetitive conditions on software developers — to eliminate threats to its monopoly, according to the release.

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The way we bank is radically changing too

Chris Skinner

Here are the key highlights: Over the past five years customers’ activity on banking apps rocketed by 354%, with apps now an increasingly popular way to access current accounts rising from 21% of access in 2012 to 61% by the start of 2017. These changes have empowered customers in the way they choose to manage their finances.

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