by Leila Salim | Jun 1, 2023 | AFLEP in New Mexico, New Mexico, Sidebar Blog
by Angela Merkert, Executive Director, AFLEP — With the challenges in the financial system—banks closing, fintech gaining market space, interest rates rising—lending for small businesses is decreasing. One recent business article reported that the U.S. loan approval...
by Leila Salim | May 22, 2023 | Economics, Equity, National, News, Sidebar Blog
By AALLYAH WRIGHT for Capital B News | MAY 17, 2023 — Some say the stores—disproportionately found in low-income, rural, and Black areas—stifle economic growth and job creation and exacerbate food insecurity. For years, the Rev. Donald Perryman wondered why the...
by Leila Salim | Apr 4, 2023 | AFLEP in New Mexico, New Mexico
by Angela Merkert, Executive Director, AFLEP — Whew! That 60 day session went by fast. Over 240 bills were passed of the more than 1000 filed. A number of those bills will support increased local economic prosperity. We are grateful for legislative support for...
by Leila Salim | Mar 14, 2023 | California, Commercial Banking, Economics, National, News
By Oscar Perry Abello for NextCity | MARCH 13, 2023 — Focusing on wealthy people and their startup investments is not a sign of good risk management at a bank. Banking has never been about avoiding risk. It’s about managing risk. For years, especially...
by Leila Salim | Mar 10, 2023 | California, Economics, Local Economies, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
By KATIE LAUER for SiliconValley.com | February 26, 2023 — Financial lending would focus on affordable housing, small business, green energy and municipal finance Image above: Trader Michael Gallucci works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange,...