Seeking alliances who can help fix the problems facing local money transferors, two officers from Hate Free Zone, a Seattle-based civil rights organization held talks this week with state elected officials and immigrant organizations.
On Sept. 14, bank accounts belonging…
The largest Somali money wiring company, Al-Barakat, whose Minnesota offices were shut down following September 11 terrorist attacks, announced Monday that its last representatives have been taken off the U.S. and U.N. terrorism list.
But the company’s operations- in Minnesota…
Responding to a desperate appeal by money wiring services (MWSs) facing the possibility of losing accounts with banks due to federal overregulation, Senator Norm Coleman joined Congressman Mark Kennedy in requesting the Treasury department to review its policies. In a…
Local banks including Minneapolis-based TCF, U.S bank and Iowa-based Wells Fargo decided to close accounts used by Somali money wiring companies due to stiff regulations by the federal government. The move could unravel the multi-million dollar money wiring business in…
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