On a recent evening in Bed-Stuy, the sleek interior of the JPMorgan Chase Community Center Branch was abuzz. Guests filtered in from Fulton Street, greeted with music, refreshments and a warm welcome from Tayumika Zurita, the woman who’s spent the last six months transforming the space into a hub for empowerment.

“I’m not here to tell you what to do with your money,” Zurita told the crowd, gathered for a credit-building workshop featuring radio icon Angie Martinez. “I’m just here to give you some best practices.”

It’s a modest way to describe what she does. As the Community Manager of JPMorgan Chase’s first Brooklyn Community Center , Zurita is part financial educator, part neighborhood ambassador and part strategist — leading efforts that bridge the gap between big banks and the real

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