Beneficial State Foundation Perspectives
Our thoughts on building a just and sustainable new economy
Financial Reform
2023: Five trends making banking more equitable for all
Beneficial State Foundation
December 12, 2023
Bank Accountability
Measuring a bank’s true carbon footprint
Maria Kei Oldiges
January 7, 2022
Financial Reform
2021: Five wins for economic justice
Beneficial State Foundation
December 9, 2021
Financial Reform
5 moments that give us hope for the future
Beneficial State Foundation
December 15, 2020
Bank Accountability
The role of banks in building post-pandemic resilience
Quinn Williams
July 17, 2020
Financial Reform
OCC going alone with CRA rulemaking is cruel and inappropriate
Emma Guttman-Slater
June 5, 2020
Financial Reform
We can emerge from COVID-19 with a more just economy. Here’s how.
Beneficial State Foundation
March 27, 2020
Financial Reform
What role can banks play in stopping gun violence?
Symone Jackson and Emma Guttman-Slater
August 16, 2019
Bank Accountability
Banks’ hiring practices contribute to gender and racial inequality
Symone Jackson
April 15, 2019
Bank Accountability
The Green New Deal is a chance to address big banks who are financing climate destruction and mass incarceration
Symone Jackson
March 5, 2019
Financial Reform
What consumer debt in Oregon tells us about the potential of “mini CFPBs”
Symone Jackson
February 1, 2019
Financial Reform
The potential for business banking in the US credit union industry
Adam Szymanski and Donnie Maclurcan
January 16, 2019
Financial Reform
Regulatory comment on CRA reform
Emma Guttman-Slater
November 16, 2018
Financial Reform
How value-based banks are driving good
Elizabeth Cameron
August 1, 2018
Financial Reform
As banking deregulation bill rolls through the Senate, we must not undermine our economy once again
Emma Guttman-Slater and Kat Taylor
March 6, 2018
Financial Reform
Statement on the current tax proposal
Beneficial State Foundation
December 2, 2017
Bank Accountability
Why you should care about Dodd-Frank
Fiona Ruddy
September 15, 2017
Bank Accountability
Reflecting on the ongoing struggle for racial justice: a Juneteenth interview with financial advocate Stephone Coward II
Beneficial State Foundation
June 19, 2024
Financial Reform
2023: Five trends making banking more equitable for all
Beneficial State Foundation
December 12, 2023
Financial Reform
We can emerge from COVID-19 with a more just economy. Here’s how.
Beneficial State Foundation
March 27, 2020
Financial Reform
What role can banks play in stopping gun violence?
Symone Jackson and Emma Guttman-Slater
August 16, 2019
Bank Accountability
The Green New Deal is a chance to address big banks who are financing climate destruction and mass incarceration
Symone Jackson
March 5, 2019
New Economy
The best social justice conferences in 2019
Emma Guttman-Slater
January 24, 2019
Bank Accountability
A bank CEO’s perspective: “Even a $1 billion fine is not enough to change corporate behaviors.”
Kat Taylor
April 24, 2018