Finance
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06-02-20
Rostam Zafari Joins Cornerstone Capital Group Board of Directors
Cornerstone Capital Group (“Cornerstone”) today announced the appointment of Rostam Zafari to its Board of Directors. Zafari is a humanitarian who is passionate about providing access to affordable healthcare, economi...
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06-01-20
Setting the Stage for Gender Equality in Canadian Banking and Financial Services
Canada has witnessed some exciting gender equality wins over the last few years, both symbolic and concrete. Senate passed a bill to make the national anthem gender neutral1. The government rolled out an expanded parental leave policy, helping to alleviate the burden on new mothers2. The City of ...
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05-20-20
Comerica’s ‘Yo Baker Man’ Inspired to Help Metro Detroit Healthcare Frontline Workers
Comerica Bank employee Will Rawls, a senior analyst in the bank’s institutional trust group and affectionately known as “Yo Baker Man,” began a Facebook fundraising effort in hopes to make and provide baked goods to local health care workers on the frontlines amid COVID-19.
“I have two fam...
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05-19-20
Fifth Third Bank Helps More than 31,000 Small Businesses Secure Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Fifth Third Bank, National Association announced today that it has secured more than $5.5 billion in funding approval for more ...
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05-18-20
DABO, Comerica and Community Partners Deliver COVID-19 Testing and Relief Efforts to Underserved Detroit Neighborhoods
Supporting Detroit’s neighborhoods as city residents continue to fight the COVID-19 global pandemic has become critical in the collective efforts to stay safe and slow the spread of the coronavirus.
For Detroit Association of Black Organizations (DABO), an organization since 1979 focused o...
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05-15-20
Wells Fargo Announces Efforts to Keep People Housed in Response to COVID-19
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced additional efforts to help people stay in their homes with funding for mo...
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05-13-20
Comerica Bank to Support $1.5 Million Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund Helping Small Businesses Recover, Pivot in Response to COVID-19
Comerica Bank has teamed up with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Michigan Women Forward to support the creation of the $1.5 million Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund formed to assist entrepreneur...
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05-13-20
Village Capital Accepting Applications for Latin America Entrepreneur Support Program
Village Capital today announced the launch of applications for Finance Forward Latin America 2020, the second iteration of an investment-readiness program for early-stage financial health startups in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia and Peru.
“This program comes as the coronaviru...
