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About Stacy Mitchell

Stacy Mitchell is a senior researcher with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, where she directs initiatives on independent business and community banking. She is the author of Big-Box Swindle and also produces a popular monthly newsletter, the Hometown Advantage Bulletin.  Connect with her on twitter and catch her recent TEDx Talk: Why We Can’t Shop Our Way to a Better Economy. More

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Article filed under Banking | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on May 18, 2010

Five Reasons the Carper Amendment Must Be Defeated

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/five-reasons-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. Continue reading

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on May 6, 2010

Miles Driven for Shopping Continues to Climb, But Pace Slows

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/miles-driven-shopping-continues-climb-pace-slows/

While the number of miles logged going to work, social events, and other activities declined over the last decade, the number of miles families drive for shopping each year continued climb. Continue reading

Article filed under Banking, Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | 1 Comment | Updated on Apr 19, 2010

Bank Local: Indie Businesses Embrace Move Your Money

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/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. Continue reading

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Featured Resource filed under Banking | Written by Stacy Mitchell | 2 Comments | Updated on Apr 19, 2010

Tools for Starting a Local Move Your Money Campaign

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/resources-starting-local-banking-campaign-your-community/

Is your community organization or local business alliance thinking about launching a public education campaign to encourage people to move their accounts to locally owned banks and credit unions? We have a range of resources to assist you, including help with definitions and identifying local banks, sample flyers, graphs and background articles, examples of local banking campaign materials from around the country, and more.  Continue reading

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Article filed under Banking | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Apr 7, 2010

What Big Banks Fear More than the CFPA

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/what-big-banks-fear-more-cfpa/

Hanging in the balance of the financial reform debate is an issue that has received far less attention than the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, but is at least as important and probably more so: whether Congress will restore the authority of states to oversee national banks. Continue reading