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How to Bank in a Financial Desert

October 26, 2016 by rapid! PayCard

We all take things for granted. Sometimes it is our talent or even our loved ones. Human nature perhaps. The times that we don’t take things for granted are when they are unattainable. In some neighborhoods, there are conveniences to which we don’t give a second thought. If for example, you forget to swing by your bank on the way out to run errands, there is typically another automated teller or drive-through in which to take care of business. In other words, options. But what if you lived in a financial desert? Neighborhoods bereft of easy and affordable access to a banking institution need solutions. According to Clayola Brown, President… Read More

Filed Under: rapid! Blog Tagged With: financial deserts, unbanked households

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