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Popular Association Banking’s Molly Hime to Retire. Carlos Hernandez Named New Division Manager.                                       

Molly Hime, a long-time Division Manager for Popular Association Banking (PAB), a division of Popular Bank, has announced her retirement, effective December 31, 2023. Molly has been with Popular Bank since 2005 and was instrumental in growing PAB into a $2 Billion loan portfolio business and the national platform it is today.
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Popular Bank Brooklyn Fifth Avenue location is now a BDD branch

The branch will increase community lending and financial education initiatives to foster economic empowerment and financial inclusion. Popular Bank announced the Banking Development District (BDD) designation from the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) for the bank’s Brooklyn Fifth Avenue Branch located in Sunset Park at 4502 Fifth Avenue,
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Popular Foundation supports Bottomless Closet, an NYC non-profit

A New York City organization that empowers women to succeed professionally Established in 1999, Bottomless Closet is one of the organizations that Popular Foundation supports through employee contribution-based grants. The organization’s goal is to support women as they enter or return to the workforce.
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How to create a holiday shopping budget

Holiday shoppers may be looking at pricier gifts this season with inflation remaining high. You can take steps to alleviate the financial toll of the holiday season by making a holiday shopping budget. According to recent data from Deloitte,
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Don’t become a victim of ACH fraud – here’s how

ACH transactions are electronic payments or money transfers over the automated clearing house (ACH) network. The ACH network can be used to process transactions such as direct debits, direct deposits, direct payments, electronic checks, and electronic funds transfers.
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