by Anthony Colombo | May 3, 2017 | New LTE
I support a public bank for Santa Fe, and so should you. Knowing where your tax dollars go to work in our city (transparency), turning the debt burden that we now pay to Wells Fargo into dollars for use in public work projects (leverage), and developing a boundary...
by Anthony Colombo | Apr 29, 2017 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
SANTA FE — The city of Santa Fe is forming a task force to further explore the idea of creating a public bank. On Wednesday, the City Council unanimously approved a resolution that would create a nine-member task force appointed by the mayor and approved by the...
by Anthony Colombo | Apr 29, 2017 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
The new Bay Bridge rises as the old one is dismantled in San Francisco Bay on September 24, 2014. The $6.4 billion bridge will ultimately cost taxpayers more than $13 billion after paying off the debt to private financial institutions. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles...
by Anthony Colombo | Apr 24, 2017 | New LTE
City Councilor Renee Villarreal has introduced a substitute resolution developed by Banking On New Mexico, the Brass Tacks Team, city councilors and city staff calling for the creation of a task force to help establish a public banking task force. The task force will...
by Anthony Colombo | Apr 20, 2017 | Commercial Banking, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
While the city of Santa Fe encourages people to shop and invest locally, the largest chunk of taxpayer money held in city accounts is deposited at Wells Fargo, part of a big Wall Street bank that has been under scrutiny for fraudulent account practices. Wells Fargo...