Why Republicans Hate Warren’s CFPB But Love Another Bank Regulator
What’s really at issue in the fight over the CFPB is not how the agency is structured or how much power it will have, but whose interests it serves.… Read More
And The Academy Award for Cowardice Goes To….
After winning an Oscar for Best Documentary for Inside Job, Charles Ferguson injected some much-needed real world relevance amidst the fabulously glitzy proceedings. … Read More
Federal Policy Threatens Local Banks, a Top Fed Official Says
A top Federal Reserve official says that locally owned banks do a better job of serving communities and small businesses, but they are threatened by federal policies that favor their big competitors. … Read More
Taking Financial Reform into Our Own Hands
How do we change course and revive a banking system that is more local and responsive to the needs of communities?… Read More
7 Simple Steps to Move Your Checking Account
This guide will walk you through the steps of moving your bank account. You can download this a flyer to distribute in your community.… Read More
Top 5 Reasons to Choose a Community Bank or Credit Union
Here are the most compelling reasons to move your money to a locally owned bank or credit union. You can download this as flyer to distribute in your community. … Read More
Credit Unions Hang Tough, See Surge in Deposits
In the perilous aftermath of one of the worst financial disasters in U.S. history, one might expect credit unions — which, after all, are mostly tiny by the standards of the banking industry and operated on a cooperative, not-for-profit basis — to be struggling. But data from the last 18 months show that the country’s 7,600 credit unions are in fact outperforming big banks and rapidly expanding their market share. … Read More
Five Reasons the Carper Amendment Must Be Defeated
One of the more menacing amendments circling the financial reform bill is a proposal by Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) that would bar states from enforcing consumer protection laws against national banks and would make it easier for banks to claim immunity from state laws they don’t like.… Read More
Bank Local: Indie Businesses Embrace Move Your Money
Across the country, independent business groups that have been urging people to "buy local" are now making "bank local" an increasingly prominent part of their message, bringing new grassroots visibility and organizational infrastructure to the Move Your Money movement. … Read More