by Michelle Mosser | Jul 20, 2020 | News, Bank of North Dakota, COVID-19, Local Economies, 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 | News, Local Economies, 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 2, 2020 | Uncategorized, Local Economies, News
Keith Williams and Michael Howard of MMK Trucking, Greenville, Miss., are customers of and received a Paycheck Protection Program through Southern Bancorp. (Photo courtesy Southern Bancorp) By Oscar Perry Abello, Next City | July 2, 2020 If New Mexico had a...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 16, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Local Economies, Public Bank, Public Banking
Image courtesy New York Communities for Change via Twitter By John Paraskevopoulos, Times Union | June 16, 2020 New York State is among many joining the movement for a state-chartered public bank. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many of the...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 1, 2020 | News, Local Economies, New Mexico, New Mexico News
Local produce for sale at the Los De Mora Local Growers’ Cooperative in Mora, NM, photo courtesy Facebook By Molly Boyle, Albuquerque Journal | June 1, 2020 A state-chartered public bank could support the growth and development of local business and...
by Michelle Mosser | May 19, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Local Economies, Postal Banking, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash By Oscar Perry Abello, Next City | May 19, 2020 COVID-19 has underscored the need for banking that is transparent and accessible, supporting local communities and projects that support economic development. Radical...