The total number of commercial banks in the U.S. began a period of dramatic decline in the late 1980s and early 90s. … Read More
As these six graphs show, bank market share has changed dramatically between 1994 and 2018 as giant banks have come to dominate the banking sector.…...
In 2018, community-based financial institutions made 52 percent of all small business loans, even though they controlled only 16 percent of banking assets.… Read More
In the past decades, both total bank assets and total deposits have concentrated at the giant banks, those with over $100.2 billion in assets.… Read...
Small and mid-sized financial institutions devote a greater share of their assets to small business lending than big banks.… Read More
ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell was the guest for a special edition of Strong Towns’ webcast earlier this year. Stacy spoke with Strong Towns co-founder and...
In Fortune, we detail the growing cashless retail trend, steps cities and states are taking to regulate it, and the ultimate effect monopoly credit card companies like...
ILSR joined a petition calling on the FTC to ban non-compete agreements. We offer a rundown of how they undermine entrepreneurship and small businesses.
ILSR applauds Senator Warren’s plan to restore the balance of power in our democracy and revive competition by breaking up big tech companies.… Read More
ILSR’s comments explain why this merger will harm competition, undermine independent office supply businesses, and accelerate Amazon’s dominance of this industry, and why the FTC...
Following months of public debate and community action, Amazon announced last week that it would continue to grow its workforce in New York, but would...
Host Stacy Mitchell speaks with Maurice BP-Weeks, co-director of the Action Center on Race and the Economy. Stacy and Maurice discuss how our current economic...
Original maps from eight U.S. cities show how numerous dollar stores have become in urban America and reveal a striking pattern between dollar store locations...
Host Stacy Mitchell speaks with Leah Douglas, a reporter covering the political economy of food. They discuss corporate concentration in the food industry and the...
Marie Donahue explains how the growth in dollar stores harms healthy food options and local businesses on Minneapolis News Radio with host Roshini Rajkumar.