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    https://bankgreenwood.com/

    This feels wrong to me. “A bank made for black and Latino people”

    I mean....? Am I wrong?

    • I guess it depends on how you read it. I think I may be misunderstandingnb
    • Communities of color have been targets of bad banking practices in the past. This looks like a product aiming to help build back some trust.aliastime
    • It seemed like desegregation was a good thing but what do I know...?MondoMorphic
    • gov't of california has a program that loans free money to 'black women' for real estate investments. only black women (not men). Talk about systemic racismhotroddy
    • Ya cuz banks in America has a history to decline black people who make the same paycheck as their white counter part.pango
    • Each step closer to Serpent's Walk
      https://www.qbn.com/…
      drgs
    • ya cuz banks are in the business of getting a return on their investment. Gov't are in the business of social justicehotroddy
    • Arent you all for libertarianism? If one of them decided to right the wrong of history. Who are you to stop them?pango
    • If it's a bad business, then it won't last long. What's your worry?pango
    • They could just say they offer their services in dark mode.shapesalad
    • ^pango
    • If I may, white folk are definitely more "good" to steal loads of money from. I wish I hadn't done my last mortgage. Fucking christ - more for principle thantoemaas
    • my former rent in total!toemaas
    • Interest, I mean ;(toemaas
    • "I have a dream that children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character“Chimp
    • but if you're already judged by the color of your skin for 100+ years, well that's just too bad.pango
    • @Hotroddy "Gov't are in the business of social justice" LOL pull the other one, it's got bells on.BuddhaHat
    • Also, community banks have existed in the past which were not getting a return on investment, they existed for communities.BuddhaHat

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