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Community development financial institutions will receive low-interest loans from Bank of America and use that money to fund the development of primary health care centers in communities of color and rural areas.
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Large banks are facing an increasingly difficult challenge on environmental and social issues: balancing the demands of progressive activists and their own employees with those of Republican state officials. One analyst calls it the “goldilocks dynamic.”
June 28 -
Pushes for transparency on charitable donations and ghost guns, among others, were voted down.
June 23
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The state-sponsored entity plans to launch a $250 million “community decarbonization fund” to finance electrification, energy efficiency and onsite power projects in disadvantaged communities.
June 16 -
JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America both lost substantial business in the state's lucrative municipal finance market following the passage of laws that ban discrimination against the firearms and energy sectors, according to new data.
June 10 -
With the industry facing increasing pressure around climate disclosures, a new report highlights the challenges in measuring financed emissions as well as the potential payoff for banks that choose to be proactive.
June 9 -
CEO Bill Demchak said Thursday that the banking industry has become a "political football," and that lawmakers lack the "backbone" to make broader decisions on climate change and various social issues.
June 2 -
A challenger bank, an alternative credit score company and a proposed federal credit union are improving access to banking and lending for those who have been in prison.
June 2 -
While red states like Florida have embraced the cryptocurrency industry, officials in New York and Illinois are taking action on Democratic Party priorities such as diversity and climate change. Here's a look at some hotbeds of innovative policymaking.
May 18 -
Global warming continues to hold the attention of the industry. Firms are not standing still, but responding proactively.
May 11
