Title

Postal Banking: A Lifesaver for America's Poor

Authors

Mehrsa Baradaran, University of Georgia School of LawFollow

Originally published at American Banker on September 24, 2015.

Abstract

If banks are not providing credit to the poor, the state should provide it directly.The existing post office framework represents the most promising path toward effectuating such a public option. American banks long ago deserted their most impoverished communities, but post offices, even two centuries later, have remained — still rooted in an egalitarian mission. There have never been barriers to entry at post offices, and their services have been available to all, regardless of income.

Repository Citation

Baradaran, Mehrsa, "Postal Banking: A Lifesaver for America's Poor" (2015). Popular Media. 222.
https://digitalcommons.law.uga.edu/fac_pm/222