Toussaint says right now there are 700 post offices in the rural areas servicing 90, 000 customers and he expects that number to grow.

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Also, like the big mortgage issuers on the mainland, he has a habit of booking paper gains on the servicing portfolio: As soon as a loan is closed, he books as income the value of the right to service it.

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