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The U.S. economy’s troubled banking sector is under fire. Michael Lind, a fellow at the New America foundation, has a solution: postal banks ? small banks set up through your local post office.
The U.S. economy’s troubled banking sector is under fire. Investments banks are being absorbed by commercial banks and Americans are afraid for their money. Michael Lind, a fellow at the New America foundation, has a solution: postal banks ? small banks set up through your local post office. These banks once were a key part of the U.S. banking sector. Can they be once more? Guest: Michael Lind, a fellow at the New America Foundation, where he directs the American Infrastructure Initiative.