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Check cashers: moving from the fringes to the financial mainstream
Once relegated to the margins of the financial services industry, check cashing outlets (CCO's) are now more visible parts of the urban landscape. Check cashers offer convenient check clearing and bill payment services, mostly tailored to meet the needs of the "unbanked" in low-and moderate income communities. The industry has grown dramatically over the years and is generating new products and services to meet the needs of its niche clientele. While some argue that check cashers are offering marginalized lower income Americans more responsive products than those available from banks, consumer advocates and community groups disagree. They argue that CCO customers pay too much for basic payment services, and that a reliance on check cashers keeps these lower-income individuals form being integrated into the financial mainstream. Lesly Jean-Paul and Luxman Nathan examine industry trends and the reach of check cashers here in New England.Checks ; Unbanked
NF99-402 Is Your Small Business Y2K OK?
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National Preparedness Planning: The Historical Context and Current State of the U.S. Public's Readiness, 1940-2005
In the United States, national public preparedness efforts meant to ready individuals and families for disasters have been driven primarily by international threats, actual or anticipated. These include terrorism, war and the potential for global instability such as the millennium Y2K computer error. The national dialogue on public preparedness following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the fall of 2005 is a notable departure from the more typical focus of public preparedness, which is oriented toward terrorism and international threats. However, the response to the hurricanes was largely viewed as an unanticipated test of the public’s readiness for a disaster and the penetration of the public preparedness messages that have been actively promulgated since 11 September 2001. As such, we argue that the poor state of public readiness that was found in the U.S. Gulf Coast region after the hurricanes actually reflects a national state of unpreparedness for emergency events despite the post-September 11th calls from all levels of government for the U.S. public to be prepared
The ISCIP Analyst, Volume IV, Issue 3
This repository item contains a single issue of The ISCIP Analyst, an analytical review journal published from 1996 to 2010 by the Boston University Institute for the Study of Conflict, Ideology, and Policy
CPA Client Bulletin, January 1999
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The Russian Federation\u27s Y2K Policy: Too Little, Too Late?
In the first six months of 1999 the Russian Federation government instituted a wide range of policies related to fixing the Year 2000 Problem, culminating in an attempt to pass a Y2K Law, a Presidential Decree, and other governmental actions. Many systems are not expected to be fully remediated in time. Drawing extensively on Russian sources, this paper outlines the evolution of government policies, gives an overview of the state of Y2K remediation as of July 1999, and outlines the key provisions of the government\u27s policies. It is concluded that the Russian government\u27s largely administrative approach to solving the Y2K problem is fairly ineffective and may lead to wider ranging consequences for the economic system as a whole
CPA Client Tax Letter, April/May/June 1999
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Solving the year 2000 dilemma
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