by Michelle Mosser | Apr 28, 2020 | Economics, Local Economies, New Mexico, New Mexico News, News, Small Business
Photo: Engineers for 3D Glass Solutions work in a clean room in 2018. The company, which manufactures semiconductor chips, secured $12 million in capital last year. (Roberto E. Rosales, Albuquerque Journal) By Kevin Robinson-Avila, Albuquerque Journal | April 27 2020...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Local Economies, New Mexico, New Mexico News, News
Photo: Small businesses on Albuquerque’s Central Avenue. Photo by Ken Lund. By Pilar Martinez, Albuquerque Journal | April 27, 2020 Weekends. Nights. Eighteen-hour work days. These, believe it or not, have become the new “bankers’ hours” amid...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 1, 2020 | New Mexico, New Mexico News, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo: Board of Directors and Team Members, Alliance for Local Economic Prosperity. By Adam West, BadCredit.org | Apr 1, 2020 “It’s about democratizing the financial system, and this is one big step” In late February 2020, Business News Daily reported on...
by Michelle Mosser | Jan 16, 2020 | Local Economies, New Mexico News, News, Public Bank
By Michael McDevitt, Las Cruces Sun-News / Jan 8, 2020 Las Cruces says New Mexico should consider a public bank. At its Monday meeting, the first of the year, the Las Cruces City Council voted to support New Mexico exploring the feasibility of a state public...
by Anthony Colombo | May 20, 2019 | Commercial Banking, Local Economies, New Mexico News, News, Public Banking, Santa Fe, Uncategorized
A New Mexico advocacy group wants to let the people decide what happens with their money Santa Fe Reporter, Will Costello In late 2016, Wells Fargo, the consumer lending behemoth of Wall Street, attracted the eyes of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the...
by Anthony Colombo | May 17, 2018 | Local Economies, New Mexico News, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Santa Fe
By Journal North Editorial Board Friday, May 11, 2018 | 12:02am Santa Fe gave the idea of establishing a public bank a shot. But a task force set up by City Hall has determined that startup costs, and “daunting legal and regulatory obstacles” would be too much to...