23 Aug 2023
9m

How fed up farmers started the only government-run bank in the US

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The Indicator from Planet Money

This podcast episode explores the concept of public banking, with a focus on the Bank of North Dakota. The Bank of North Dakota is the only public bank in the United States and was founded in 1919 as a response to farmers' dissatisfaction with the financial system. The bank's business model, which is owned and supervised by the state government, has been successful and serves as a model for public banking advocates. Public banking advocates believe that public banks can provide financial services that benefit the public and support economic development.

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