We have been working with Minnesota’s Somali-American community on this urgent situation, along with SEIU Local 26, and supportive members of the broader faith community.
Recent coverage below.
Star Tribune:
Minnesota’s Somali Money Brokers Court U.S. Bank
Somalis seek long-term fix to money transfers
Somalis face ‘a hopeless situation’
Somalis again protest closing of money-transfer accounts
Editorial: Money-wire freeze penalizes Somalis
Some Somalis in Minnesota close Wells Fargo accounts
WCCO TV:
Somalis To Close Accounts If Policy Isn’t Changed
Minn. Somalis Close Well Fargo Accounts In Money Transfer Protest
KSTP TV:
Minn. Somali Community Holds Money Transfer Rally
Minnesota Daily:
Somali-American students say hawala shutdown hurts them
Faribault Daily News (Editorial):
New money transfer rule hurts real people
City Pages Blotter (Voice Media alt-weekly blog)
Money-wiring shutdown worries local Somalis
Twin Cities Daily Planet (community online news source)
Minnesotans for a Fair Economy blog
Minnesota’s Somali American Community Acts to Preserve Family Lifeline
U.S. Representative Keith Ellison and Somali Community Members to Rally at the State Capitol
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