by Michelle Mosser | Jun 12, 2020 | News, Public Bank, Public Banking
Photo: West Virginia State Capitol (Bill Dickinson, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) By Tighe Bullock, Charleston Gazette-Mail | May 22, 2020 Access to capital is as traditional a West Virginia problem as choosing your favorite pepperoni roll. Private banks have formed,...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 11, 2020 | News, Economics, National
Photo by Alice Pasqual on Unsplash By Frank Partnoy, The Atlantic | June 10, 2020 A state-owned public bank could offer stabler, simpler, more conservative alternatives to the collateralized loan obligations currently offered to troubled businesses. The U.S....
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 8, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Public Bank, Public Banking
By North Denver News | June 5, 2020 Public banks, banks owned by the public, have been shown to respond more rapidly, effectively and equitably to crises than privately-owned banks. Colorado Leaders and Legislators were invited to learn how at an informative...
by Michelle Mosser | Jun 8, 2020 | News, National, Small Business
Reds One and Only BBQ in Ferguson, courtesy Google Maps. By Emily Flitter, The New York Times | June 4, 2020 A Public Bank could work closely with C.D.F.I.’s to make more small business loans to people of color. Black- and Latino-owned businesses have...
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 | Jun 1, 2020 | News, COVID-19, Economics, Monetary Policy, Public Bank, Public Banking
Image by mohamed Hassan from Pixabay By Paulo Medas and Elif Ture, International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Affairs| April 6, 2020 Given the extraordinary circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, public banks—if financially sound and sufficiently well-resourced—can...