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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

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ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. Roshan McArthur is a writer in California. Last year was earth-shattering in many ways. Emerging Service Program Award. Cross River Bank.

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NAR: High Prices Stifle October Home Sales

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said that its Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) is down for the second consecutive month, dropping 1.1 Only the southern region of the U.S. saw encouraging expansion, “although each region achieved year-over-year gains in pending home sales transactions,” the announcement stated.

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Instacart Rolls Out Delivery Service With Costco For Prescriptions

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The offering is now available from almost 2,000 stores in California, New York and Illinois, among other states, with plans to grow throughout the country in the months to come, according to an announcement. As it stands, Instacart partners with over 350 local, regional, and national retailers to provide delivery from over 25,000 stores.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple To Pay $113M Over Alleged iPhone 'Throttling'; Officials: European Commission Needs To ‘Scale Up’ Regulation

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Either way, California Attorney Gen. California will get $24.6 Potential new rules for regulating large internet companies in the region of over two dozen nations are set for public unveiling in early December. This type of behavior hurts the pockets of consumers and limits their ability to make informed purchases.

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Visa’s Authorize.Net To Provide SMBs With Offer On Super Bowl Sunday

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Visa , which is the official payment technology partner of the National Football League (NFL), will provide small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a one-day offer that will waive some of the costs connected with getting online and taking digital payments on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 7), according to a Tuesday (Feb.

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Wages At Smaller Firms Reach Record High 

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“Small business job gains have flattened in the second half of the year as labor markets prove very tight,” said James Diffley, chief regional economist at IHS Markit. “In The national jobs index hit 98.16 The Southern region led small business growth. In response, weekly earnings have accelerated, surging from 2.49

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What To Make Of The Gradual Return Of The In-Office Workforce

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Until then, he noted, he and his wife have packed up their essentials and relocated temporarily to an Airbnb in Southern California. That’s an increase from the 36 percent observed in September and the fewer than 25 percent in early April when shutdowns were at their national peak. According to local reports , 43.3