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Lending a Hand: Better Know Emerge Workplace Solutions, Inc
Posted by: B Lab August 2nd, 2010Life is unpredictable and sometimes you need financial help. However, with employers no longer offering to give salary advances, for many pay-day loans have become the only option. These lenders charge exorbitant interest rates and demand repayment within two weeks. This often leads to the accumulation of larger debt. Last year over 20 million Americans [...]
Perspectives: Thoughts on the Financial Reform Bill by Gregory Aloia, JD, CFP / Abacus Wealth Partners, LLC
Posted by: B Lab July 22nd, 2010President Obama signed into law yesterday the Dodd-Frank Bill, financial reform legislation that is both a response to the recent near economic meltdown and an attempt to prevent similar disasters in the future. Before listing highlights of the bill, here are a few broad-based thoughts. First, there is an old saw to the effect that generals are [...]
Creative Banking for Change: Better Know Sunrise Community Bank
Posted by: B Lab May 10th, 2010We invite you to Better Know Sunrise Community Bank of St. Paul, Minnesota, a certified B Corporation since June 2009. Based on the premise that social responsibility is their duty, the three banks comprising the Sunrise Bank family develop strong, urban communities through innovative banking.This B Corporations invests in inner-city neighborhoods and has recently been [...]
Banking Crisis: Part 2 – Obama, American History, and Regional Capital Markets
Posted by: Don Shaffer RSF Social Finance October 10th, 2009I would encourage you to read the recent interview of President Obama in the New York Times magazine. (Full interview, click here.) The first part of the interview is entitled “The Future of Finance.” The President has some encouraging things to say, but I can’t help feeling disappointed in the overall tone and substance of [...]
Banking on Values and the Banking Bailout
Posted by: Jay Coen Gilbert B Lab October 5th, 2009This past spring, eleven of the world’s leading sustainable banks created a new alliance to build a positive alternative to a global financial system in crisis (full press release below). These banks have assets of over $10B and serve over 7 million customers in 20 countries. (See list below) Many have been around for decades. [...]
Banking Crisis: Part 1 – Too Big to Fail?
Posted by: Don Shaffer RSF Social Finance October 2nd, 2009Recently I read some stimulating pieces that I’d like to share with you, the first of which was written by economist James K. Galbraith as a statement before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Financial Services. (Full statement, click here.) I believe Mr. Galbraith really hits his stride in section number three, titled: “The [...]
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