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Sports stars help start banks

Posted by Bigfoot on February 25th, 2009

With all the news about banks getting bailed out or bought out, due to the crisis in the lending industry, this bit of news comes as a pleasant surprise. Two football players, one active and one retired, have each been helping to create a new bank. Vincent “Bo” Jackson, who played professional baseball as well as football, is one of the new organizers of the Burr Ridge Bank and Trust in Burr Ridge, Illinois. Ronnie Brown, currently on the Miami Dolphins, is a director for the Broward Bank of Commerce, which has received preliminary approval for its charter application in Florida. Jackson and Brown both played their college ball at Auburn, mainly at the position of running back.

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  1. Dave Smith Says:
    February 28th, 2009 at 1:45 am

    I understand it to be 16 they start hiring people to be cashiers at. Does anyone who works in a bank know the rules for their corporation?

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