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Growing up in a banking desert can hurt your credit for the rest of your life

  • Written by Tony Cookson, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Colorado Boulder
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A banking desert is an area without traditional financial institutions and services. They are common in rural areas because large financial institutions are reluctant to operate in less populated areas that are less...

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