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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

Figure Pay, he said, debuts in January in Missoula, Montana, and then will see a broader rollout through the quarter. But a national charter would allow for a uniformity of presence and market scope. Thus, the company, and its platform, could be nationally chartered as soon as next year, he told Webster. The Charter Advantage

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Fed hits two community banks with enforcement actions

American Banker

The Federal Reserve fined a Montana bank for violating the National Flood Insurance Act and issued a cease-and-desist order against a Dallas bank over money-laundering concerns.

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Best Community Banks to Work For 2022

Independent Banker

Clockwise from top left: Grand Ridge National Bank, Wheaton, Ill.; Bank of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; Bank of Montana: Breaking the mold. Bank of Montana. Tom Swenson, Bank of Montana. On Thanksgiving 2007, he founded Bank of Montana, which now has one branch and 13 employees. “We Grand Ridge National Bank.

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Uber Eats Says Customers Donated $3M To Help Unemployed Workers

PYMNTS

Uber Eats said it will send its matched portion to the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. As reported in early April, the National Restaurant Association created the fund to support U.S. Two days later, it expanded citywide and then was introduced over the next week to the rest of the nation. “We

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Brazos National Bank. Douglas National Bank. Bank of Montana. Tom Swenson, CEO and chairman of the board, Bank of Montana. Bank of Montana. 3 MINUTES WITH… Tom Swenson, CEO and chairman of the board Bank of Montana. “We FSNB, National Association. Pioneer Trust Bank, National Association.

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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

PYMNTS

Right now, Whole Foods has about 470 stores around the nation – which isn’t much considering the proliferation of Walmart and Kroger stores, but it now has the capital to expand into previously unreachable areas, like Montana. The store shut down in the middle of last year, and there haven’t been any new tenants since.

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Gamblers Descend On Reopened S. Dakota Casinos

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Jay Snowden, CEO of Penn National Gaming , said he was looking at the demand from tribal casinos before making any hasty decisions. Montana-based Golden Entertainment opened its casinos for play on May 4, which yielded a turnout that owners said was close to pre-pandemic levels.