Journal Article
Banking unbanked immigrants through remittances
Abstract: High service fees for sending money abroad can be a financial strain for low and moderate-income immigrants. George Samuels explores how some mainstream financial institutions are offering competitive pricing for the service and, as a result, are banking a new set of customers.
Keywords: Banks and banking - Customer services; Emigrant remittances; Banks and banking - Massachusetts; Community development - Massachusetts;
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Bibliographic Information
Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Part of Series: Communities and Banking
Publication Date: 2003
Issue: Fall
Pages: 3-8