by Anthony Colombo | Jul 19, 2019 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Public Banking Institute; July 4, 2019 On July 3, California’s Public Banking Act, AB 857, passed the Senate Governance & Finance Committee 4 Aye’s to 3 No’s. In the extended hearing, Assemblymember David Chiu, the bill’s co-author, emphasized, “Something...
by Anthony Colombo | May 20, 2019 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Uncategorized
Truthout.org; Ellen Brown/The Web of Debt Blog “If you invest your tuppence wisely in the bank, safe and sound, Soon that tuppence safely invested in the bank will compound, And you’ll achieve that sense of conquest as your affluence expands In the hands of the...
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 | 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 | 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...