by Michelle Mosser | Jan 29, 2020 | Commercial Banking, National, New Jersey, News, Public Banking
By Alan Kline, Laura Alix, Kevin Wack, Andy Peters, Dean Anason, Jon Prior, Penny Crosman, AMERICAN BANKER | Jan 12, 2020 In banking circles, the biggest story of 2019 was unquestionably the blockbuster merger between longtime rivals BB&T and SunTrust...
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 Michelle Mosser | Jan 3, 2020 | California, Local Economies, National, New Mexico, News, Public Banking
By Evan Weinberger, Bloomberg Law / Jan 2, 2020 A California law has energized public banking advocates around the country New York and other states are moving ahead with legislation and studies aimed at creating public banks A California law allowing municipalities...
by Michelle Mosser | Jan 3, 2020 | Local Economies, National, New Jersey, News, Public Banking
photo courtesy of Bank of North Dakota Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy wants New Jersey to become the second state with a public bank in the United States By Mike Catalini, Associated Press / Dec 20, 2019 TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy...
by Michelle Mosser | Dec 3, 2019 | New Jersey, News, Public Banking
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. By Phil Murphy – Phil Murphy for Governor (CC BY 2.0) By Mike Catalini, Associated Press / Nov 13, 2019 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey would become the second state with a publicly run bank — after North Dakota and its...
by Michelle Mosser | Dec 3, 2019 | National, New Jersey, News, Public Bank
photo: NJTV News – The new board will be led by Marlene Caride, right, Gov. Phil Murphy’s Banking and Insurance commissioner. By John Reitmeyer, NJSpotlight Budget / Nov 13, 2019 North Dakota is currently the only state with such an institution, backed wholly...