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Velocity Banking Paves the Way for Faster Debt Reduction and Wealth Creation
EIN Presswire
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August 28, 2025
TORONTO, CANADA, August 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Velocity banking has emerged as a powerful approach that leverages existing resources to dramatically reduce interest payments and create financial freedom. This strategic banking method is...
ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OPENS NEW COMMUNITY FOOD CENTER IN ATLANTA
EIN Presswire
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August 28, 2025
Center connects food insecure neighbors with vital resources ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Atlanta Community Food Bank, the central hub in the fight against hunger in Atlanta and North Georgia, announced...
South Korea’s Central Bank Keeps Policy Rate Unchanged
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korea’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the second consecutive time on Thursday, reflecting ongoing domestic and global uncertainties. The Bank of Korea (BOK), led by Governor Rhee Chang-yong, opted to...
Fed Approves Battle Financial to Form Bank Holding Company, Acquiring Stearns Bank Upsala to Launch Battle Bank, N.A.
EIN Presswire
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August 27, 2025
Fed approval fuels Battle’s launch of a value-driven national bank, starting with the acquisition of Stearns Bank Upsala. EDWARDS, CO, UNITED STATES, August 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Battle Financial, Inc., (Battle) today announced it has...
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Drops Israeli Banks, Caterpillar
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) In a recent move, the world’s most prominent sovereign wealth fund, Norges Bank Investment Management, revealed on Monday that it has eliminated five Israeli financial institutions and the American construction equipment manufacturer,...
North Texas Food Bank Recognizes Feeding Partners at 20th Annual Agency Partner Summit
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 27, 2025
Dallas, TX, Aug. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) celebrated its 20th Annual Agency Partner Summit at the Renaissance Hotel in Richardson, recognizing local hunger relief organizations for their critical role in...
Grow London, London Stock Exchange and The Global City partner with London FinTech Summit to connect global finance capitals and drive cross-border collaboration
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 30, 2025
London, UK, Aug. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- London FinTech Summit, part of Fintech Week London, has announced strategic partnerships with Grow London (London & Partners), the London Stock Exchange, and The Global City — three of the most...
Lebanon ink loan deal with World Bank to reconstruct infrastructure
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanon’s finance minister on Tuesday signed a loan agreement worth 250 million U.S. dollars with the World Bank to help rebuild infrastructure damaged during recent Israeli strikes, according to an official statement. The funding will...
Lebanese court bails ex-Lebanese central bank governor
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) A Beirut court on Tuesday approved the release of former central bank governor Riad Salameh after he posted what is being described as a record bail of 20 million U.S. dollars and 5 billion Lebanese pounds, worth roughly 55,600 dollars,...
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis presents annual Community Spirit Award to Indiana lender for affordable housing achievements
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 27, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (“FHLBank Indianapolis” or “Bank”) announced Bonnie Arnold, director of community funding development at Martinsville-based Home Bank, was awarded the...
Q2 Leads Javelin Strategy and Research’s 2025 Small Business Digital Banking Vendor Scorecard
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 27, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Javelin Strategy & Research today released its 2025 Small Business Digital Banking Vendor Scorecard, the industry’s most comprehensive benchmark of small business digital banking platforms....
Belvars Platform: This Belvars Platform Redefines Digital Trading in 2025 With Data-Backed Security and ROI
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 30, 2025
New York City, NY, Aug. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Introduction – What is Belvars Platform Belvars Platform is a next-generation digital trading environment built to meet the demands of modern financial markets in 2025. Designed around speed,...
North Korea Sees Strongest Economic Growth in Eight Years
MENAFN
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August 30, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea's economy experienced its most significant expansion in eight years in 2024, driven by rising exports and progress in the construction and manufacturing sectors, as reported by South Korea's central bank on Friday. The North...
World Bank Pledges USD250M for Lebanon’s Post-Attack Reconstruction
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Lebanese Finance Minister Yassine Jaber formalized a $250 million loan agreement with the World Bank on Tuesday to aid the reconstruction of infrastructure devastated by recent Israeli assaults, the Finance Ministry announced. The funding...
Five ‘C’s for Central Bank Research − speech by Catherine L. Mann
Bank of England
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August 26, 2025
Introduction Economic research at central banks plays an important role: for the institutions themselves, the economists employed there, and for the decision-makers. Here are 5 ‘Cs’ of research, relevant to central banks but also other...
South Korea Posts Decline in Bank Lending Rates
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN) South Korean banks’ lending rates declined for the eighth consecutive month in July, driven by ongoing reductions in the central bank’s policy rate, data from the Bank of Korea (BOK) revealed Wednesday. The weighted average interest rate...
Gov. Kemp Announces New Banking and Finance Commissioner and GOSA Director
Georgia Governor
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August 26, 2025
GEORGIA, August 26 - SÃO PAULO – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced his appointment of Oscar "Bo" Fears as the new Commissioner of Banking and Finance and Dr. Fran Dundore as Director of the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA),...
More evidence of World Bank Group's dangerous drive in for-profit healthcare
Oxfam
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August 26, 2025
In response to new revelations today from Bloomberg about harmful private hospital investments backed by development banks, Oxfam International’s Health Policy Manager Anna Marriott said: “Bloomberg’s investigation provides more deeply disturbing...
River Valley Community Bank Expands Experienced Grass Valley Team with Return of Cheri Hall
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 26, 2025
YUBA CITY, Calif., Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- River Valley Community Bancorp (OTC Markets: RVCB) is pleased to announce the return of Cheri Hall as Assistant Vice President and Relationship Manager for its Grass Valley market, strengthening...
Hanmi Bank Selects Lenders Cooperative to Drive National Expansion of Business Lending
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 26, 2025
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lenders Cooperative, a leading provider of loan origination and servicing technology to U.S. financial institutions, is proud to announce that Hanmi Bank has selected its Lending Platform to...