April 13, 2022 Join Us for a Webinar on Public Banking: Investing in Colorado! The Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute (RMPBI), together with Colorado Public Banking Coalition and the national Public Banking Institute (PBI)...
February 16, 2021 In Response: Public Banks Would Shore Up Economy A response piece written by Rocky Mountain Public Banking Institute, published in Colorado Politics.
February 9, 2021 Public Banks Will Strengthen the Economy, Reduce Risk, and Increase Accountability Recently, Michael van Norstrand, president of Independent Bankers of Colorado (IBC), wrote an Op-Ed for CP: “Public Banks Would Pose Risks, Play Politics.” The Op-Ed...
February 9, 2021 How Do Green, Postal and Public Banks Intersect? All three types of banking are public alternatives to the Wall St. style, for-profit, large commercial banks which we are used to providing both retail...
December 8, 2020 Why the Fed Needs Public Banks – An Opinion Piece from Ellen Brown of Public Banking Institute The Fed’s policy tools – interest rate manipulation, quantitative easing, and “Special Purpose Vehicles” – have all failed to revive local economies suffering from government-mandated...
November 25, 2020 Banking Alternatives and Histories: An Excerpt from the New Book, We Own the Future. An excerpt of David Dayen’s new book, We Own the Future: Democratic Socialism—American Style, published by The New Press, was...
November 13, 2020 A New Federal Bill Proposed: The Public Banking Act A public option, but for banking. That’s what Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are proposing in a new bill unveiled in late October, 2020.
September 11, 2020 How Public Banks Fight Redlining: A Video from Public Banking Institute Thanks to Public Banking Institute for this excellent recent video about how public banks can fight and work against redlining.
August 19, 2020 How Would a Public Bank Be Structured? Self-regulation by statue and by-laws, a public bank as an LLC, the banking corporation model doesn’t fit, public banks for non-home rule communities, public banks...
August 7, 2020 Where Does the Money Come From? Where does a state get the money for public banking? What options do we have?
