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Newark chosen as first location for NJ affordable housing support initiative
“We are grateful that the City of Newark has been chosen as the first location for an AHSI project,” said Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka. “It is particularly important that this project involves creating more homeowners in Newark, where only 25 percent of our residents own houses. Therefore increasing the level of homeownership in Newark is a critical…
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How Chase’s Community Manager Can Empower You in Your Financial Journey
Omari Frazier, Chase Community Manager, joined the bank to work with the community to increase awareness of and access to resources, financial health tools, and services. Community Managers understand the community’s challenges and are committed to helping individuals, families, and small business owners forge a strong financial future at any stage of their financial journey.…
What’s a Credit Score and Why is it Important?
Your credit score is a number that tells a story of who you are as a customer. The good news is that understanding how it works and monitoring it can help you take control of the story over time. Credit scores are determined by agencies called credit bureaus and are based on your accounts you…
Thinking About Starting a Business? Here Are 5 Things to Consider
More people are choosing to become entrepreneurs and chart a path of their own in the pandemic. In fact, one million more new business applications were filed in 2021 than in 2020 -the highest total on record- according to the U.S Census Bureau. If you are ready to dive into small business ownership, having a…
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