Feb 1, 2022 | Community Banking, Small Business
Our January 27 press conference brought together legislative, environmental, and community development leaders to advocate for current public banking legislation, and the press has taken notice. John Chesto noted the press conference in his column, with a nod to the...
Mar 18, 2021 | Community Banking, Economic Justice, Municipal Issues, Small Business
by Ben Frogel Working at Central One Federal Credit Union through the Banking Finance Internship at Westborough High School, I understand the importance of local banking. Central One understands its members’ needs in a way that a national bank cannot because it is...
Dec 24, 2020 | Economic Justice, Small Business
Want to learn more about public banks and the role they can play on the city, state, and national level in helping to build a more equitable and sustainable economy? Join the California Public Banking Alliance online on Saturday, January 9 at 1 p.m. Eastern, 10 a.m....
Nov 17, 2020 | Economic Justice, Small Business
Persistance and data have sparked a change in how the Governor’s office awards state contracts, as this story in the Boston Globe notes. In January, BECMA, the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts, urged changes in how state contracts are awarded. They made a...
