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Banks Experiment with Apps for the Underbanked

Some banks are using mobile technology to answer a big challenge from regulators: how to offer consumers outside the mainstream more products and services. One bank in a poverty stricken section of the Mississippi Delta, surrounded by check cashers on [...]

Banks Experiment with Apps for the Underbanked2019-05-21T15:29:59-04:00

Small Business Loan Success Story: Blue Peach Media’s Collaboration with Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union

When repercussions from the events of Sept. 11, 2001, eventually spelled the end of the production company for which Gavin Grace worked, he wanted to continue to put his carefully honed skills to good use. After nearly a decade of [...]

Small Business Loan Success Story: Blue Peach Media’s Collaboration with Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union2019-05-21T15:30:28-04:00

Don’t Grow For Growth’s Sake: Smart Growth for Social Enterprises

“How small can I stay, while still driving big, transformative impact?” It’s an exciting question some social entrepreneurs are now asking themselves as they consider how to turn a good idea into a scalable solution. Organizations--and their leaders--are faced daily [...]

Don’t Grow For Growth’s Sake: Smart Growth for Social Enterprises2019-05-21T15:30:36-04:00

Federal Action Against Payday Loans Picks Up

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which began supervising the payday loan industry in January 2012, has begun rein in abuse, producing a report critical of the industry and requiring two payday businesses to provide refunds and pay million-dollar fines. The [...]

Federal Action Against Payday Loans Picks Up2019-05-21T15:30:54-04:00

Credit Scores Could Rise with FICO’s New Model

The creator of one of the most widely used and influential credit scores, FICO, said on Thursday that the latest version of its score would no longer weigh medical debts — which account for about half of all unpaid collections [...]

Credit Scores Could Rise with FICO’s New Model2019-05-21T15:31:02-04:00

Using Gambling to Entice Low-Income Families to Save

While building up savings offers the best route out of poverty, the glamourless grind of socking away a dollar here and there has a tough time competing with the heady fantasy of a Mega Millions jackpot. But instead of attacking [...]

Using Gambling to Entice Low-Income Families to Save2019-05-21T15:31:10-04:00
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