by Michelle Mosser | Oct 30, 2020 | Bank of North Dakota, California, Economics, Local Economies, Postal Banking, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Greg Nash By Emily Stewart, Vox | October 30, 2020 A public option, but for banking. That’s what Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are proposing in a new bill unveiled on Friday. The Public Banking Act, first shared with Vox, wouldn’t...
by Michelle Mosser | Oct 29, 2020 | Local Economies, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Southside Community Development and Housing Corporation recently obtained a loan from Virginia Community Capital to purchase this building and the vacant lot next door to provide rental units for prospective first-time homebuyers. (Photo courtesy Dianna Bowser) By...
by Michelle Mosser | Oct 22, 2020 | Bank of North Dakota, COVID-19, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Bank of North Dakota By Bank of North Dakota | September 23, 2020 The Industrial Commission approved a $50 million interest buydown program to be administered by Bank of North Dakota (BND) for businesses with decreased revenue related to the COVID-19...
by Michelle Mosser | Oct 19, 2020 | National, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Graphic courtesy Public Banking Institute By Frank Sanitate, Santa Barbara News-Press | October 18, 2020 Both community wealth and private wealth are important. But private wealth has a significant advantage which communities are not taking advantage of now....
by Michelle Mosser | Oct 9, 2020 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by ByteForByte / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 By Oscar Perry Abello, Next City | October 8, 2020 Banking is personal for Derek Green. After graduating high school in 1988, he landed a summer internship with Meridian Bank in Philadelphia’s exclusive Society Hill...
by Michelle Mosser | Oct 5, 2020 | COVID-19, News, Public Bank, Public Banking, Small Business
Photo courtesy Pixabay By Darryl C. Murphy, The Philadelphia Tribune | October 2, 2020 An independent report commissioned by the City of Philadelphia recommended the creation of a public bank that would allow city government to loan directly to small businesses. The...