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San Francisco proposal could create nation’s first-of-its-kind municipal public bank
San Francisco could create the nation’s first public municipal bank under a recently proposed charter amendment. Legislation to create the structure and governing rules for a Municipal Financial Corporation and San Francisco Public Bank was introduced by District 11 Supervisor Chyanne Chen with the backing of four other supervisors. Once established, the bank would provide […] The post San Francisco proposal could create nation’s first-of-its-kind municipal public bank appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, San Francisco proposal could create nation’s first-of-its-kind municipal public bank, San Francisco could create the nation’s first public municipal bank under a recently proposed charter amendment. Legislation to create the structure and governing rules for a Municipal Financial Corporation and San Francisco Public Bank was introduced by District 11 Supervisor Chyanne Chen with the backing of four other supervisors. Once established, the bank would provide […] The post San Francisco proposal could create nation’s first-of-its-kind municipal public bank appeared first on Local News Matters .
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