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Bridging Banking Gaps For Cannabis Companies

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Cash is king in business — or at least the maxim holds true for some businesses, where legal issues are works in progress and banks shy away from providing services. To that end, the number of banking firms that actively provide services for marijuana firms has grown by 20 percent since the dawn of 2018.

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Credit Union Helps US Marijuana Businesses Put Down Roots

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GFA joins a small, but steadily growing, group of CUs that are offering financial services to this emerging market. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), there are approximately 100 credit unions nationwide currently working with legalized marijuana businesses. Serving an unbanked industry.