Business Press Releases - 2021

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FAU Study: Banks Boost Out-of-Market Lending for Small Businesses

By Paul Owers | 01/13/2021

https://devbusiness.fau.edu/newsroom/press-releases/2021/banks-boost-out-of-market-lending-for-small-businesses.php

Banks are increasingly lending to small businesses outside of markets where the banks have offices, a geographic diversification that fuels job creation and economic growth.

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Hispanics’ Consumer Confidence Declines in Fourth Quarter

By Paul Owers | 01/12/2021

https://devbusiness.fau.edu/newsroom/press-releases/2021/hispanics-consumer-confidence-declines.php

Hispanics in the United States did not end 2020 with an optimistic view of their financial situations.