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 Justice Department Indicts 80 in Massive Online Fraud Scheme

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As reported, many of those indicted are Nigerian nationals. Separately, in Oregon, Portland Public Schools is, according to The Oregonian , “on track” to recover $2.9 Late this past week, on Thursday (Aug. The indictment was unsealed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California. billion stolen by victims.

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Entrepreneurial Upscale Chefs Are Plating Recovery Plans

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Quick-service restaurants (QSRs), fast casual eateries and fast-food drive-thrus keep dominating headlines throughout the pandemic as a nation is understandably obsessed with staying fed on lockdown and after, when breathing the open air still feels oddly risky. As reported by Eater San Francisco, “the restaurant announced Wednesday (Sept.

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A Continued Decline in Housing Inventory

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By metro region, active listings as of May 2021 were as follows: Boise City, ID - 903 (down 62.1%) Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA - 2,824 (down 54.7%) Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA - 445 (down 68.8%) Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA - 2,898 (down 47.7%). National Home Price NSA Index reported a 13.2% annual gain in March.

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iBuyers – Whose Side Are They On?

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of the national market, and an even more significant share of the market in several cities including Phoenix, AZ (5.7%), Atlanta, GA (5.3%), and Charlotte, NC (5.3%). The data for Portland, OR and Seattle, WA — markets in the Washington Trust Bank footprint — observed iBuyer market share of 2.3% billion in the second quarter of 2021.

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Vacation Rental Home Startup Vacasa Isn’t Just An Airbnb Knockoff

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Since its founding, Vacasa has grown from a two-person company to employ more than 1,300 people at offices in Portland, Oregon, and Boise, Idaho, as well as numerous field personnel in the 14 U.S. One difference between us and Airbnb is we actually follow local zoning laws,” Breon said.

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The Best Checking Accounts in California of 2021

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City National Bank. This list contains mostly national banks, but these aren’t your only option for opening a checking account. National banks have their perks, but one of the drawbacks is that they tend to offer a single account for every customer across the country. Lower fees than national banks (but not always).

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

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Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. We remember his architecting the legendary Bank of America and Security Pacific merger on the West Coast. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024.

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