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“Public Banking Coast to Coast” online

If you missed November's webinar, "Public Banking: Coast to Coast," you can watch it online here. Attendees came from 39 states and beyond to learn more about how public banks can lower costs, keep dollars local, and finance community needs. You can read through a...

11/19: “Public Banking Coast to Coast” webinar

Curious about the state of public banking and its potential for supporting the public good? Register for "Public Banking Coast to Coast," a national conversation on the growing public banking movement, and how cities, states, and communities are reclaiming public...

Don’t miss our monthly newsletter!

The first issue of our monthly newsletter went out to supporters last week, with a legislative update, profiles of some of our organizing team, and the latest on what we've been doing at the State House and within the national public banking movement. You can read it...

New study on public banks and the racial wealth gap

Researchers at Demos and New Economy Project recently published "Public Banks for Racial Equity: Democratizing Finance to Build Community Wealth," a study that looks at the history and persistence of the racial wealth gap and the role that public banks can play in...

Information you need about the advantages of public banking

Do you want to know more about how the ownership, structure, purpose, and transparency of a public bank differs from credit unions, Wall Street and community banks, community development financial institution, and non-depository organizations like finance authorities,...

Public Banking in a Time of Crisis: How to Rebuild Los Angeles

The Bank of North Dakota has a proven record of responsiveness to natural disaster, providing more than $200 million in assistance to state residents in seven crises since 1997. As Los Angeles public bank advocate Trinity Tran writes, a public bank can provide the...

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