by Michelle Mosser | Apr 20, 2021 | New Mexico, New Mexico News, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
The capitol building of New Mexico, where a public banking bill recently died (Photo by jpellgen (@1179_jp) / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Oscar Perry Abello, Next City | April 20, 2021 Like many banking executives, Harold Dixon wasn’t sure at first about the idea of a state...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 14, 2021 | New Mexico, New Mexico News, News
New Mexico road. By Pete Harmer, Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By American Society of Civil Engineers | April 13, 2021 A NM Public Bank could support some of the funding needed to improve our deteriorating infrastructure On March 3rd, ASCE released the 2021...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 7, 2021 | California, COVID-19, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Jerome Strauss, Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) By Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times | April 6, 2021 Escalating overdraft charges. Minimum balances. High ATM, check-cashing and debit card fees. Banking can be expensive, especially for low-wage workers. A score...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 2, 2021 | California, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Eduardo Soares on Unsplash By Jana Kadah, Bay City News Service | March 31, 2021 California is presenting a different public banking model than New Mexico’s, which would not offer personal bank accounts Five California legislators are...
by Michelle Mosser | Apr 2, 2021 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo by Jimmy Pigg, Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Geeta Minocha, Cleveland Scene | April 1, 2021 Bob Hope, one of Cleveland’s greatest sons, once quipped, “A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.” In this one-liner is...
by Michelle Mosser | Mar 30, 2021 | California, News, Public Bank, Public Banking
California capitol building in Sacramento. Photo by Mathieu Thouvenin, Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Mark Anderson, Sacramento Business Journal | March 29, 2021 Los Angeles Assemblymember Miguel Santiago has introduced legislation that would form a state panel to...