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 | 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,...
by Leila Salim | Feb 15, 2023 | Economics, Equity, Local Economies, National, News, The Unbanked
Opinion by Ilana Preuss for Governing.com | February 14, 2023 — Due to racial bias and other disparities, too often they aren’t “bankable” and struggle to obtain loans essential for their success. Some programs are leading the way in achieving more-equitable...
by Leila Salim | Feb 14, 2023 | Economics, Equity, National, News
By Oscar Perry Abello for NextCity | February 14, 2023 Adelphi Bank in Columbus, which raised $20 million in startup capital, marks the country’s first new Black bank since 2003. Jordan Miller never thought it was in the cards for him to help start a new...
by Leila Salim | Jan 20, 2023 | Economics, National, News
By Pam Martens and Russ Martens for Wall Street On Parade | January 19, 2023 On Tuesday, Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve once again thumbed its nose at President Biden’s antitrust directive regarding the creation of more mega banks through merger. This time...