by Leila Salim | Dec 28, 2021 | Economics, National, News, Public Banking
Image by Images Money / CC BY 2.0 By Ellen Brown / CounterPunch | December 28, 2021 The Fed has options for countering the record inflation the U.S. is facing that are far more productive and less risky than raising interest rates. The Federal Reserve is caught...
by Leila Salim | Dec 24, 2021 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
People pass a check cashing service center in Brooklyn, New York. Backers of state-run banks say the institutions could help people open accounts by reducing typical bank charges and fees, allowing people to stop using expensive check cashing services.Bebeto...
by Leila Salim | Dec 24, 2021 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Cash Loans, which is located at 8314 S. Kedzie Ave. in the Ashburn neighborhood, offers high-interest loans to consumers. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times By CST Editorial Board / Chicago Sun-Times | December 5, 2021 Bringing affordable banking services, including...
by Leila Salim | Dec 24, 2021 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
By Susannah Abbeys / bernalillodems.org | December 4, 2021 Q&A with Sarah Manning: Sarah Manning is a coordinator of outreach and public partnerships for the Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity (AFLEP), a nonprofit organization that educates and...
by Leila Salim | Nov 20, 2021 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
By Sabrina Minhas / The Regulatory Review | November 17, 2021 Scholar argues that policymakers should reexamine usury laws and introduce public banking to combat payday lending. How can regulators make capitalism more moral? In a recent article, Mehrsa...