by Michelle Mosser | Jul 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Local Economies, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Small Business
Photo by Jeff Turner / CC BY 2.0 By Oscar Perry Abello, Next City | July 21, 2020 A state-owned bank could help strengthen New Mexico’s economic recovery in the same ways that it could help California. Paul Pryde is the kind of guy who reads papers...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 20, 2020 | Bank of North Dakota, COVID-19, Local Economies, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo: Sandy Jacobson, owner of Brick Oven Bakery in downtown Bismarck, recently received a small employer loan from the Bank of North Dakota (Tom Stromme) By Jack Dura, Bismarck Tribune | July 19, 2020 Steve and Sandy Jacobson’s bakery wasn’t even a year...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 13, 2020 | Local Economies, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, The Unbanked
Image by Tumisu from Pixabay By Katherine Carter & Patrick Hain, National League of Cities | July 10, 2020 As cities across the country consider ways that they can address the growing inequities throughout their communities, an important element is where a...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 13, 2020 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Image courtesy Public Banking Institute By Cassandra Day, The Middletown Press | July 11, 2020 Local stakeholders are hoping to enlighten people about the possibility of creating a public banking system which potentially could become a financial lifeline to...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 13, 2020 | Economics, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo: Ameya Pawar (Rich Hein/ Sun-Times) By Mark Brown, Chicago Sun-Times| July 10, 2020 A New Mexico state public bank would accept and invest public funds, not offering retail bank accounts but rather supporting community banks and credit unions. ...
by Michelle Mosser | Jul 13, 2020 | California, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo: Trinity Tran/Twitter By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams | July 10, 2020 “If California is serious about addressing racial and income inequities, we must create a banking system that centers people not profits.” In a move advocacy groups...