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Financial Assistance Hub

February 2021 Monthly News: assistance hub launched

18 February 2021

“For the first time, banks are unveiling an industry-wide Financial Assistance Hub. The site aims to inform and assist bank customers so they know exactly where they stand, and the support their banks will provide them.”

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