by Anthony Colombo | May 20, 2019 | Commercial Banking, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Uncategorized
A network of public banks including a central bank operated as a public utility could similarly fund a U.S. Green New Deal – without raising taxes, driving up the federal debt, or inflating prices. Nation of Change; Ellen Brown / OpEd As alarm bells sound over...
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 | Feb 19, 2019 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
By Bonnie Melbers, Dec. 8, 2018, Grand Forks Herald The Bank of North Dakota turns 100 years old next year, but it’s just as important today as when it was founded in 1919, the bank’s executives said. It is the only active state-owned bank in the country....
by Anthony Colombo | Jan 2, 2019 | Commercial Banking, Economics, Environment, Local Economies, National, News, Public Banking
Jan. 2, 2019, Deonna Anderson, Yes! magazine The effort to divest from Wall Street—and stop environment-killing projects gained momentum after the historic pipeline protest. Here’s what a city needs, and could gain, from municipal banking. In February 2017, Seattle...
by Anthony Colombo | May 18, 2018 | Commercial Banking, Economics, Monetary Policy, National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Student Loans
By Zac Townsend | San Francisco Chronicle OPINION, May 7, 2018, 6:00pm We should organize San Francisco to prioritize supporting local financial institutions over big banks — some of the least ethical corporations in the United States. Almost every dollar 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...