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Opinion: Pocketfuls of Fear |
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By SuperUser Account on
5/14/2006
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If a famous baseball player who will earn $4 million this season is relying on Money Mart rather than his corner bank, we cannot fairly expect the nation's other 20 million immigrants to do it any differently.
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Nonprofit Says Reaching Latinos Takes Creativity |
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By SuperUser Account on
3/10/2006
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Immigrants from Latin America are the nation's the fastest-growing group, but many banks are just now seeing demographic changes in their markets. It is those banks that Appleseed, a nonprofit policy organization in Washington, wants to educate. Last month it published a 39-page guide on how to market financial services to Hispanics.
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New Partnerships Created To Assist Hurricane Victims; |
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By SuperUser Account on
2/13/2006
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A lend-a-lawyer program unveiled by Texas Appleseed and the Texas Equal Access to Justice Foundation (TEAJF) in January will help legal aid programs provide those services to hurricane victims. A new fellow at Texas Appleseed will be responsible for coordinating the lend-a-lawyer program.
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Medicaid reforms taking shape amid criticism |
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By SuperUser Account on
2/3/2006
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Governor Mark Sanford says change is on the way for those on Medicaid. But there are more questions about efforts to reform the program and cut state spending. Sue Berkowitz of the Appleseed Legal Center says, "By just making changes to the Medicaid program, that's not going to solve the other problems we have with 850,000 people who can't access affordable health care."
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Coalition backs immigration reform |
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By SuperUser Account on
1/30/2006
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About 75 people, from immigrant moms to established businessmen, were urged Wednesday to form a unified front in the battle to change U.S. immigration laws.
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Banks struggle to make inroads in remittance industry |
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By SuperUser Account on
12/1/2005
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U.S. banks have leaped into the remittance industry in recent years, seeking a share of the billions of dollars immigrants send to their native countries, especially around the holiday season. But many are struggling to get a piece, with immigrants reluctant to shift their business from the smaller mom-and-pop stores they are accustomed to using.
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