by Michelle Mosser | Feb 23, 2020 | News, Commercial Banking, National, The Unbanked
By Jordana Rosenfeld, VICE | January 7, 2020 Lawmakers and activists are proposing a digital payment platform and currency to help millions of New Yorkers without bank accounts. For millions of people in the US, exclusion from the banking system is simply a...
by Michelle Mosser | Jan 29, 2020 | News, Commercial Banking, National, New Jersey, 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 3, 2020 | Public Banking, California, Local Economies, National, New Mexico, News
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 | New Jersey, Local Economies, National, 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 | News, National, New Jersey, 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...
by Michelle Mosser | Nov 23, 2019 | News, Local Economies, National, Public Bank
By Evan Sparks, ABA Banking Journal / August 21, 2019 Here we are, three adults, sitting in toddler-sized chairs in a former church basement. High-pitched laughter and kid chatter wafts in from the next room, where snacks are about to be served. I’m in the...