Makerita Polu
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Although it's owned by the government, the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) is not run by the government, does not loan any money to the government, and it's a commercial bank, according to TBAS president and chief executive officer, Drew Roberts, who took over...

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