A check cashing business in East Harlem in New York

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A check cashing business in East Harlem in New York is seen on Friday, June 13, 2014. The New York State Attorney General's office is reported to be investigating the way banks use a ChexSystem database in blackballing customers from getting checking accounts. By denying access to banking accounts lower income workers are forced to be "unbanked", spending a potential of hundreds of dollars a year in check cashing and associated fee. (© Richard B. Levine)

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Size: 6000px × 2974px
Location: new york ny usa north america
Photo credit: © Richard Levine / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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