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7 ways community banks can boost profitability

Independent Banker

A profitability strategy has a lot to factor in given today’s uncertain market. Here’s what community bankers need to know when planning their budgets for the next year. Luckily, there are several strategies in community banks’ toolbox for boosting profitability, even in a low interest rate environment. By Cheryl Winokur Munk.

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Community Banks Voice Frustration With Core Tech Providers

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Community banks are voicing their frustration with what they say is a lack of competition in the market for corporate bank technology providers, reports in The Wall Street Journal said Thursday (April 11). Community banks say their services are often too expensive and can sometimes be delayed.

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Grocery Roundup: New Amazon Fresh Store, SpartanNash Puts Incentives In ‘Fast Lane,' Walmart On Autonomous Delivery

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Here are the latest developments in new store concepts, ordering and delivery from various big names in the sector: Amazon To Open Amazon Fresh Store In New Jersey. Amazon is growing its brick-and-mortar footprint for Amazon Fresh with a New Jersey outpost for the concept.

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Mastercard, Ripple Back Remittance Co SendFriend

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This investment will allow us to build out our team and focus on community engagement marketing efforts.”. The company has plans to launch in New Jersey, and will soon be available to OFWs in other states via desktop and mobile.

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DOJ announces settlement of redlining lawsuit

CFPB Monitor

The Justice Department announced that it has entered into an agreement with Lakeland Bank to settle the DOJ’s claims that Lakeland engaged in unlawful redlining in the Newark, New Jersey metropolitan area. According to the DOJ , the settlement represents the third-largest redlining settlement in the DOJ’s history.

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Amazon Is Building A Traditional Supermarket In LA

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Although Amazon hasn’t commented, the strategy seems to be aimed at getting Amazon aligned with a more mass market customer segment than its other retail brands. Those consist of Amazon Books, Amazon 4-Star (online goods in brick-and-mortar stores), Whole Foods Market and Amazon Go. The latter operates without human cashiers.

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Grocery Round-Up: Amazon Fresh Opens, Whole Foods Cuts Prices And The US Grocery Sales Boom Slows Down 

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It serves roughly 120,000 households across nine major markets and recently expanded into San Diego, Portland, New York City and New Jersey. focuses on products of interest to Asian-Americans “because that's a very underserved community. The firm also staged a $35 million Series C financing round led by DST Global.