Ode Editors | December 2008 issue Peter founded the bank after nearly two decades of experience in the banking and energy industries. Peter had been a Senior Vice President and Vice President, respectively, of Credit Suisse First Boston and the Chase Manhattan Bank, where he … [Read more...] about Video: Peter Liu, founder of New Resource Bank
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A different kind of home security
Community financial institutions can help take the edge off the credit crisis. Amy Domini | November 2008 issue While its influence has touched the world, the financial crisis created by subprime mortgage lending has its roots firmly planted in the U.S. Because the crisis … [Read more...] about A different kind of home security
A book excerpt from Slow Money, by Woody Tasch
Excerpts from "Reconnoitering" in Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered by Woody Tasch. Reprinted with permission of the publisher, Chelsea Green Publishing. Ode Editors | November 2008 issue If there had been a manual of … [Read more...] about A book excerpt from Slow Money, by Woody Tasch
Broken homes
What the subprime crisis tells us about the importance of community financial institutions. Amy Domini | October 2008 issue Across the U.S., people are losing their homes. In just the month of July, more than a quarter-million American households received a … [Read more...] about Broken homes
Silent spring, again
Speaking up to protect the voices of the wilderness. Amy Domini | July 2008 issue Silence can be a source of healing, a refuge from the stress of modern life, a pathway to enlightenment. Or it can have a more sinister meaning. In 1962, Rachel Carson, an accomplished biologist … [Read more...] about Silent spring, again