Regions’ Analyst on Closing the Racial Wealth Disparity Gap

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Regions’ Analyst on Closing the Racial Wealth Disparity Gap

By Laura Anderson Creating inclusive prosperity should be a critical concentration for financial institutions. And that starts with bankers, who are the backbone to strengthening relationships between their institutions and underserved consumers. As the world has moved forward with fast-developing technology, discrimination, bias and poverty continue to affect minorities in the country, particularly those in low-income […]

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