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Southern Bank Stories: Melinda Sheard
Southern Bancorp Bank
CDFI Bank
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Education
Arkansas
In the fall of 2006, Melinda Sheard enrolled in Southern’s Asset Builders program and opened an Individual Development Account (IDA) to save for her education.
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