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Somalis face stark choice after US banks shut down cash transfer operators
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Somalis face stark choice after US banks shut down cash transfer operators

Banking regulations designed to prevent the flow of money to terrorists may force law-abiding Somalis to use illegal methods to support their families Members of the Somali diaspora wait to speak with a bank manager in Minnesota. Photograph: Eric Miller/Reuters By Laura Hammond The decision by the California-based Merchants Bank to close the accounts of...