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The Taste Of New Mexico In A Subscription Box

PYMNTS

Entrepreneurs are sometimes inspired to create companies based on a place where they have strong ties: Eric Smith was born as well as raised in New Mexico and co-founded Nuevo Food Box , which offers a subscription box of food highlighting the flavors of the state. They met in the state, but they had to move away for work (and life).

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Deal in New Mexico lifts credit union-bank merger tally to 14

American Banker

Eagle Federal Credit Union said it plans to acquire Southwest Capital Bank in a transaction slated to close next year. It would help the buyer expand its cannabis banking operation.

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Nusenda Credit Union buying bank in New Mexico

American Banker

Nusenda's agreement to buy Western Heritage Bank would be its first bank acquisition and the first such combination in the state.

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The power of a CDFI

Independent Banker

First Southwest Bank is carving out new business models to address a need for credit and financial services through nonprofit lending programs and software that leverages its community development financial institution (CDFI) funding. The $435 million-asset community development financial institution (CDFI) in Alamosa, Colo.,

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Transactions: Pidgin, Bankers’ Bank partner up

BankInovation

Real-time payments platform Pidgin and community bank services provider Bankers’ Bank are partnering to simplify and streamline payment processes.

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Rebeca Romero Rainey: Building hope for 2021

Independent Banker

.” As the song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” and this year, our communities, customers and employees are likely looking forward to the holiday season more than ever. It always felt like an honor to be at the center of that community spirit and see the happiness that it brought to everyone involved.

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Pandemic Puts Retail And NRF On Front Lines Of New Surge In Cases

PYMNTS

10) the NRF filed a request under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act to release information related to new restrictions placed on retailers and eateries, as the state experiences a spike in COVID-19 cases. On Tuesday (Nov.

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