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A Public Bank for Los Angeles? City Council Puts It to the Voters.
The push for a publicly-owned bank in California comes amid an influx of money generated by the cannabis industry.
Demonstrators Disrupt Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting
Protesters show up year after year to demand accountability from the scandal-plagued bank.
Eleven “Small” Banks That Would Gain From the Senate Banking Bill Sport Hefty Pay Gaps
Community banks don't have CEOs making 146 times their worker pay.
Modern-Day Redlining: Banks Face Probes for Refusing Home Loans for People of Color
African Americans and Latinos continue to be routinely denied conventional mortgage loans.
Let’s Move Our Money: Pennsylvania Lawmaker Demands Action Against Banks Practicing Racist Redlining
The state of Pennsylvania and the city of Philadelphia are beginning probes into racist lending practices.
Banks Made $6.4 Billion in Overdraft Fees Last Year — Where’s the Public Outrage?
The “Big Three” banks raked in an astonishing $6.4 billion in overdraft fees alone last year.
Bipartisan Momentum Gathering Behind Dodd-Frank Rollback
Dodd-Frank financial reforms have not yet been revised by Congress since the election of President Trump.
The Public Bank Option — Safer, Local and Half the Cost
Phil Murphy has made a state-owned bank a centerpiece of his platform.
In “Wet Kiss” for Wall Street, Congress Overturns Rules Allowing People to Sue Banks for Misconduct
Senate Republicans overturned a rule that helps Americans to sue banks and credit card companies.
A Decade of G7 Central Bank Collusion — and Counting
Big US banks are bigger now than they were before the global financial crisis.