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Business Wire
30-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Old Glory Bank and Operation TRIAGE Announce Partnership to Support Disabled Military and First Responders
ELMORE CITY, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Old Glory Bank and Operation TRIAGE are honored to announce a partnership built to support disabled men and women from our military and first responder communities. Old Glory Bank is the pro-America online bank dedicated to supporting the Freedom Economy, built on the values of family, freedom, faith, and the flag. Operation TRIAGE is a non-profit organization committed to providing emergency financial relief, mortgage-free homes, and home remodeling to disabled veterans, first responders, and active-duty service members. Old Glory Bank is adding Operation TRIAGE to its Charitable Round-Up program, which allows customers to round up their debit card transactions to the nearest dollar, with the change going to one of Old Glory Bank's partner charities. For those customers who designate Operation TRIAGE as their charity of choice, the bank will donate 100% of the round-up amount to support the mission to serve those who protect our freedoms, ensuring that more heroes receive the assistance they need. "We are thrilled to partner with Operation TRIAGE," said Jennifer Smith, Senior Vice President of Customer Experience and Product at Old Glory Bank. "Our shared values and commitment to supporting our military, veterans, and first responders make this partnership a natural fit. Together, we can make a significant impact on the lives of those who have sacrificed so much for our country." Operation TRIAGE, established in 2016, is a non-partisan/non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing spiritual, emotional, physical, and financial support to service members, veterans, first responders, and their families. The organization is dedicated to helping disabled veterans, first responders, and active-duty service members get their lives back on track. "Old Glory Bank's support will enable us to expand our reach and help even more veterans and first responders," said Daniel Vargas, Founder of Operation TRIAGE. "Plenty of companies say they support our military and veterans, but I've seen Old Glory Bank prove it. We look forward to working together to make a difference." In addition to its Charitable Round-Up Program, Old Glory Bank also serves active-duty military personnel, first responders, and U.S. Border Patrol by offering Old Glory Protect, a $100,000 Line-of-Duty Death Benefit to qualified Protectors who maintain direct deposit into an Old Glory Bank Account. Through the McFadden Project, Old Glory Bank offers a way for service men and women experiencing homelessness to get back into the banking system, which is often the first step to rebuilding their lives. About Old Glory Bank Old Glory Bank is an FDIC-insured bank that offers the best mobile banking solutions for consumers and businesses, from sea to shining sea, with customers in all 50 states. Old Glory Bank is committed to protecting the Privacy, Security, and Liberty of all Americans and serving those who feel marginalized for believing in the greatness of our country. Old Glory Bank was co-founded by some of the leading voices representing freedom and patriotism, including former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson; Radio and Television Host Larry Elder; country music superstar, TV host, entrepreneur, and songwriter, John Rich; and former two-term Governor of Oklahoma, Mary Fallin-Christensen. Visit We Stand with You. Member FDIC. About Operation TRIAGE Operation TRIAGE is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides emergency financial relief, mortgage-free homes, and home remodeling to disabled veterans, first responders, and active duty service members. Founded in 2016, Operation TRIAGE partners with corporate sponsors, builder associations, and volunteers to help these heroes and their families succeed in their challenging new world.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Old Glory Bank and Operation TRIAGE Announce Partnership to Support Disabled Military and First Responders
Old Glory Bank is not just banking on America, but banking on the promise of America and its people. ELMORE CITY, Okla., April 30, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Old Glory Bank and Operation TRIAGE are honored to announce a partnership built to support disabled men and women from our military and first responder communities. Old Glory Bank is the pro-America online bank dedicated to supporting the Freedom Economy, built on the values of family, freedom, faith, and the flag. Operation TRIAGE is a non-profit organization committed to providing emergency financial relief, mortgage-free homes, and home remodeling to disabled veterans, first responders, and active-duty service members. Old Glory Bank is adding Operation TRIAGE to its Charitable Round-Up program, which allows customers to round up their debit card transactions to the nearest dollar, with the change going to one of Old Glory Bank's partner charities. For those customers who designate Operation TRIAGE as their charity of choice, the bank will donate 100% of the round-up amount to support the mission to serve those who protect our freedoms, ensuring that more heroes receive the assistance they need. "We are thrilled to partner with Operation TRIAGE," said Jennifer Smith, Senior Vice President of Customer Experience and Product at Old Glory Bank. "Our shared values and commitment to supporting our military, veterans, and first responders make this partnership a natural fit. Together, we can make a significant impact on the lives of those who have sacrificed so much for our country." Operation TRIAGE, established in 2016, is a non-partisan/non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing spiritual, emotional, physical, and financial support to service members, veterans, first responders, and their families. The organization is dedicated to helping disabled veterans, first responders, and active-duty service members get their lives back on track. "Old Glory Bank's support will enable us to expand our reach and help even more veterans and first responders," said Daniel Vargas, Founder of Operation TRIAGE. "Plenty of companies say they support our military and veterans, but I've seen Old Glory Bank prove it. We look forward to working together to make a difference." In addition to its Charitable Round-Up Program, Old Glory Bank also serves active-duty military personnel, first responders, and U.S. Border Patrol by offering Old Glory Protect, a $100,000 Line-of-Duty Death Benefit to qualified Protectors who maintain direct deposit into an Old Glory Bank Account. Through the McFadden Project, Old Glory Bank offers a way for service men and women experiencing homelessness to get back into the banking system, which is often the first step to rebuilding their lives. About Old Glory Bank Old Glory Bank is an FDIC-insured bank that offers the best mobile banking solutions for consumers and businesses, from sea to shining sea, with customers in all 50 states. Old Glory Bank is committed to protecting the Privacy, Security, and Liberty of all Americans and serving those who feel marginalized for believing in the greatness of our country. Old Glory Bank was co-founded by some of the leading voices representing freedom and patriotism, including former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson; Radio and Television Host Larry Elder; country music superstar, TV host, entrepreneur, and songwriter, John Rich; and former two-term Governor of Oklahoma, Mary Fallin-Christensen. Visit We Stand with You. Member FDIC. About Operation TRIAGE Operation TRIAGE is a non-partisan, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides emergency financial relief, mortgage-free homes, and home remodeling to disabled veterans, first responders, and active duty service members. Founded in 2016, Operation TRIAGE partners with corporate sponsors, builder associations, and volunteers to help these heroes and their families succeed in their challenging new world. Follow us on our social media accounts.X: @oldglorybank, Facebook: Old Glory Bank, Instagram: @oldglorybank, Truth: @oldglorybank, Rumble: @oldglorybank, LinkedIn: Old Glory Bank, View source version on Contacts More information about Old Glory Bank is available by contacting media@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Business Wire
23-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
AMAC and Old Glory Bank Announce Partnership for America
ELMORE CITY, Okla. & WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Old Glory Bank, America's favorite Freedom Economy bank, has locked arms with the Association of Mature American Citizens ('AMAC') to revive traditional banking values. When AMAC members open a checking or savings account with Old Glory Bank, they'll enjoy privacy and security, and online banking that is easy to use. AMAC serves as the voice of Americans 50 years of age and older by sponsoring initiatives that keep America strong. The partnership between AMAC and Old Glory Bank makes perfect sense. America's wisdom generation deserves a bank with great customer service and easy online banking. Combine that with Old Glory Bank's commitment to traditional American values as well as the financial privacy, security, and liberty of its customers, and you have the perfect pairing. Customer service is a priority at Old Glory Bank. Jennifer Smith, Senior Vice President of Customer Experience, explains, 'When customers call us, they connect with real people in the great state of Oklahoma. They have real conversations with human beings who solve problems. We love our customers and our shared American values. We are there for them when they need us." Since Old Glory Bank began offering online accounts in April 2023, they have added more than 55,000 thousand customers across all 50 states and have grown customer deposits from about $10 million to over $195 million in 24 months. 'Our mission statement is the US Constitution, and we quickly restored banking freedom to all of America,' said Eric Ohlhausen, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer. Old Glory Bank became the community bank for all of America by offering personal accounts, business accounts, Old Glory Pay (OGB's cancel-proof, closed-loop payment solution), debit cards, credit cards, home loans, business loans, free overdraft protection, charitable round-ups, and Old Glory Cash-IN, where customers can easily deposit cash into their OGB account at over 88,000 retail stores. Terms and conditions apply to these products and features. All of AMAC's two million members can easily open an account at Old Glory Bank through the AMAC Member Benefits Portal starting today. Old Glory Bank is offering an exclusive benefit to AMAC members: a Premium Checking account which pays interest, with no minimum balance and the normal $19 monthly service fee waived. Kurt Meyer, Senior VP of Strategic Partnerships & Member Services at AMAC, remarked, 'We're happy to continue AMAC's tradition of providing excellent benefits to our members by giving them an opportunity to bank with a company that upholds American values.' About AMAC AMAC is here to protect and defend the sanctity of our Constitution and fidelity to our Nation's Founders. We are unabashed in our fight to protect freedom of the individual, free speech and exercise of religion, equality of opportunity, sanctity of life, rule of law, and love of family. Members enjoy unrivaled benefits and the peace of mind that comes from knowing they are part of a growing effort to preserve the heritage of this great country. About Old Glory Bank Old Glory Bank is an FDIC-insured bank that offers the best mobile banking solutions for consumers and businesses, from sea to shining sea. Old Glory Bank is committed to protecting the Privacy, Security, and Liberty of all Americans and serving those who feel marginalized for believing in the greatness of our country. Old Glory Bank was co-founded by some of the leading voices representing freedom and patriotism, including former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson; Radio and Television Host Larry Elder; country music superstar, TV host, entrepreneur, and songwriter, John Rich; and former two-term Governor of Oklahoma, Mary Fallin-Christensen. Visit We Stand with You. Member FDIC.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
AMAC and Old Glory Bank Announce Partnership for America
America's wisdom generation deserves easy online banking with great customer service from a bank that shares their values. ELMORE CITY, Okla. & WASHINGTON, D.C., April 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Old Glory Bank, America's favorite Freedom Economy bank, has locked arms with the Association of Mature American Citizens ("AMAC") to revive traditional banking values. When AMAC members open a checking or savings account with Old Glory Bank, they'll enjoy privacy and security, and online banking that is easy to use. AMAC serves as the voice of Americans 50 years of age and older by sponsoring initiatives that keep America strong. The partnership between AMAC and Old Glory Bank makes perfect sense. America's wisdom generation deserves a bank with great customer service and easy online banking. Combine that with Old Glory Bank's commitment to traditional American values as well as the financial privacy, security, and liberty of its customers, and you have the perfect pairing. Customer service is a priority at Old Glory Bank. Jennifer Smith, Senior Vice President of Customer Experience, explains, "When customers call us, they connect with real people in the great state of Oklahoma. They have real conversations with human beings who solve problems. We love our customers and our shared American values. We are there for them when they need us." Since Old Glory Bank began offering online accounts in April 2023, they have added more than 55,000 thousand customers across all 50 states and have grown customer deposits from about $10 million to over $195 million in 24 months. "Our mission statement is the US Constitution, and we quickly restored banking freedom to all of America," said Eric Ohlhausen, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer. Old Glory Bank became the community bank for all of America by offering personal accounts, business accounts, Old Glory Pay (OGB's cancel-proof, closed-loop payment solution), debit cards, credit cards, home loans, business loans, free overdraft protection, charitable round-ups, and Old Glory Cash-IN, where customers can easily deposit cash into their OGB account at over 88,000 retail stores. Terms and conditions apply to these products and features. All of AMAC's two million members can easily open an account at Old Glory Bank through the AMAC Member Benefits Portal starting today. Old Glory Bank is offering an exclusive benefit to AMAC members: a Premium Checking account which pays interest, with no minimum balance and the normal $19 monthly service fee waived. Kurt Meyer, Senior VP of Strategic Partnerships & Member Services at AMAC, remarked, "We're happy to continue AMAC's tradition of providing excellent benefits to our members by giving them an opportunity to bank with a company that upholds American values." About AMAC AMAC is here to protect and defend the sanctity of our Constitution and fidelity to our Nation's Founders. We are unabashed in our fight to protect freedom of the individual, free speech and exercise of religion, equality of opportunity, sanctity of life, rule of law, and love of family. Members enjoy unrivaled benefits and the peace of mind that comes from knowing they are part of a growing effort to preserve the heritage of this great country. About Old Glory Bank Old Glory Bank is an FDIC-insured bank that offers the best mobile banking solutions for consumers and businesses, from sea to shining sea. Old Glory Bank is committed to protecting the Privacy, Security, and Liberty of all Americans and serving those who feel marginalized for believing in the greatness of our country. Old Glory Bank was co-founded by some of the leading voices representing freedom and patriotism, including former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson; Radio and Television Host Larry Elder; country music superstar, TV host, entrepreneur, and songwriter, John Rich; and former two-term Governor of Oklahoma, Mary Fallin-Christensen. Visit We Stand with You. Member FDIC. Follow us on our social media accounts.X: @oldglorybank, Facebook: Old Glory Bank, Instagram: @oldglorybank, Truth: @oldglorybank, Rumble: @oldglorybank, LinkedIn: Old Glory Bank, View source version on Contacts More information about Old Glory Bank is available by contacting media@
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
FEMA quietly removes access to New England coastal erosion hazard tool
Part of the Nantucket coastline, shored up with 'geotubes' to slow erosion. (Photo by Jennifer Smith/CommonWealth Beacon) At some point between February and early March, as seasonal wind and rain hammered New England coasts, a relatively new but enthusiastically embraced tool for predicting erosion slipped off the Federal Emergency Management Agency website. This article first appeared on CommonWealth Beacon and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Pioneered on Nantucket in 2020, the Coastal Erosion Hazard viewer that covered all of New England is now unavailable. It predicted erosion risk across the coast for the years 2030, 2050, and 2100, and until recently was publicly accessible on an online map used by planners and individuals alike. 'The tool was really helpful,' said Leah Hill, Nantucket's coastal resilience coordinator, 'because erosion is episodic. So, an area can be stable for five, 10, 15 years, maybe lose like a foot [of beach] or so, or nothing, and then a storm could come and it could lose a bunch.' Historical erosion data and flood maps kept by the state are useful, she said, but the FEMA maps incorporated sea level rise to project potential future erosion over time. The Biden administration promoted the tool for homeowners, business owners, and community officials making resiliency decisions based on erosion concerns. Hill is acutely aware of climate risks to the small island, which has one of the highest erosion rates in the state. These erosion maps, which resulted in a detailed Nantucket erosion assessment, have become baked into her work to inform residents about their property risks. 'Prospective homeowners or homeowners will call me and say, 'You know, I'm thinking about purchasing this property. What are the risks associated with it?'' Hill said. 'I'll create, using the best available data, a risk assessment for that property. I don't give real estate advice, but I can tell them about certain risk criteria. … And in order to do so, I use the FEMA erosion projection maps.' When Hill went to the site in early March, the page that used to open up the ArcGIS erosion maps instead took her to a login screen with no way to access the maps. When the maps remained inaccessible for weeks, she reached out to the Woods Hole Sea Grant for help connecting with the FEMA Region 1 team, which covers New England, receiving a brief email response on March 24. 'FEMA is currently taking swift action to ensure the alignment with President Trump and Secretary [Kristi] Noem's direction,' wrote Kerry Bogdan, the risk analysis branch chief at FEMA Region 1. 'To that end, FEMA Region 1's Coastal Erosion Hazard viewer will be unavailable at this time.' FEMA did not respond to request for comment on the timing or rationale of removing the maps. Business magazine Fast Company reported that two software engineers were able to save and recreate data from FEMA's Future Risk Index tool when it, too, quietly vanished in February. The index mapped the projected economic losses from climate change down to the county level, based on hazards like flooding, drought, heat waves, and wildfires under different emissions scenarios. The FEMA future erosion maps are what's known as 'non-regulatory products,' essentially tools that are designed to be accessible and user-friendly, geared toward communicating information to the public, while regulatory products like FEMA floodplain maps are required by law and determine floodplain management, mitigation, and insurance policy. For instance, if a building is in a FEMA regulatory floodplain, there may be rules for resiliency improvements. But if a parcel is a long-term future erosion risk, the way to protect it or develop it is often up to the owner's discretion and informed by the available public information. 'I'm scrambling a little bit,' Hill said. She saved some of the GIS maps, but not all of them, and it isn't yet clear if the data sets have been saved elsewhere. The map scrubbing is an abrupt about-face on federal data sets, just six months after the federal government touted them as a way to help people plan for a future in the face of climate change. Bogdan told The Connecticut Mirror in September 2024 that an assortment of FEMA tools like erosion maps and forward-looking flood risk maps offered critical and helpful insights for municipalities and individuals alike. 'They're not going to tell you where you can develop, how to develop, what your insurance rate should be, but they are going to convey that hazard risk,' Bogdan said. 'What the risk is so people can plan for it.' Communities have incorporated the erosion map viewer with enthusiasm, she said. 'Some of our severely impacted communities from coastal erosion have really embraced this tool, and they're incorporating it into their long-term planning for things like grid retreat, placement of utilities, water lines, gas lines, that kind of stuff,' Bogdan told The Mirror. The Trump administration has, in its first three months, taken steps to roll back policies around climate resiliency planning. On March 25, FEMA announced that it stopped implementing certain floodplain management requirements for federally funded projects. This Obama-era standard, which was a mechanism for federal agencies to manage risk by requiring federally funded projects to be located out of flood risk areas or constructed to reduce the effects of current and future flood hazards, was halted under the first Trump administration, reinstated by Biden, and is now off again. 'Stopping implementation will reduce the total timeline to rebuild in disaster-impacted communities and eliminate additional costs previously required to adhere to these strict requirements,' the FEMA announcement said in late March. Last week, FEMA announced that it is ending the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, which has given states and communities billions of dollars to protect against natural disasters. The agency is also canceling all BRIC applications from fiscal years 2020-2023. FEMA said the BRIC program is 'more concerned with climate change than helping Americans affected by natural disasters' in a statement announcing the cuts. There has been no official statement on removing public mapping software that anticipates future flood or erosion risk. Other pages removed include the agency's 2022 'Guide to Expanding Mitigation: Making the Connection to the Coast,' which supplied emergency managers, community planners, coastal and floodplain managers, and other community stakeholders with resources and ideas to mitigate risk. A banner atop FEMA's website reads: ' is being updated to comply with President Trump's Executive Orders. Thank you for your patience and understanding.' Shannon Hulst, a floodplain and community rating system specialist with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Sea Grant and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, who was able to connect Hill with FEMA Region 1, said ad-hoc data removal is cause for concern. 'It's disconcerting,' said Hulst, who works on projects like developing flood insurance programs for towns along Cape Cod. 'And it certainly can make our jobs more challenging. I know, on our end, we're working on downloading some of that data to make sure we continue to have access to it.' In her capacity, Hulst mostly relies on regulatory products like the floodplain maps, which are 'a whole different ball game.' There is no word that the flood maps will be taken down, Hulst said, and Massachusetts keeps state-level flood maps as back-up. 'We'll still be OK with that data,' she said of the flood maps, but the disappearance of solid predictive data is an issue for consistent long-term planning. 'When we know that there is a risk, and that is what we were using as the best available data to inform us about that risk, and we're trying to manage our communities to the best of our ability to protect ourselves from that risk,' she said, 'it makes it difficult.' SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX
