TITLE

Banking still foreign to Russian immigrants

AUTHOR(S)
Yerasov, Pavel
PUB. DATE
May 1995
SOURCE
American Banker;5/31/95, Vol. 160 Issue 103, p4
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports on the efforts of banks in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York to attract Russian immigrants as customers. Language barrier as the major problem; Restriction of bank use by Russians to check cashing; Education of immigrants on various banking services; Availability of Russian-language automated tellers; Immigrants' negative attitude about taking out loans or home mortgages.
ACCESSION #
9506210069

Tags: RUSSIANS;  BANKING industry

 

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