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Public banks help communities thrive. Why aren’t there more?
Since the 2008 financial crisis, the idea of creating a public bank has been proposed in dozens of states across the country. Cities including Santa Fe, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Seattle are also exploring the option. Progress has been slow and the only state...Follow The Money
The most exciting benefit of a public bank for Santa Fe is the fact that chartered banks actually create new money through a process called “fractional reserve banking.” When getting my MBA in finance, professors talked about it. Wikipedia, Bank of England and others...An open letter to the city of Seattle: Dump Wells Fargo and start our own bank
On Nov. 4, Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant proposed legislation to allow credit unions and community banks to manage the deposits of the city, deposits that are currently managed by Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo has been caught defrauding customers while giving...Cash Withdrawal
Come the fall, the city government could sever ties with a bank that’s helping to fund the Dakota Access Pipeline. Santa Fe in 2013 approved a four-year contract with Wells Fargo, agreeing to pay the bank about $449,000 over the period for fiscal agent services. But...
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Episode: Everyone deserves a public bank
Join those who’ve endorsed a Public Bank for New Mexico
“I had the good fortune to work on this initiative before Bernie kidnapped all my time. This is one of those no-brainer initiatives that only the 1% could oppose. It has the potential to save the state millions of dollars by vastly reducing the cost of its bonds to improve infrastructure funding. in a public bank, our state funds can be used to build our local economy and our local infrastructure.”
– Paul Gibson
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