The City’s Bank On Boston initiative partnered with USALLIANCE Financial to provide a basic free checking account for unbanked and underbanked city residents.
Boston was ranked third most intensely gentrified city in the United States between 2013-2017. Neighborhoods like East Boston, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Mattapan, Hyde Park and South Boston were most affected.
These instant-pay services are described as conveniently “bridging” financial gaps in emergency situations, and implementing them isn’t difficult nor troublesome for employers. Though this ease is a detriment to overall societal welfare. The firms behind the apps have taken notice of the most vulnerable portion of the economy and, unsurprisingly, have begun targeting them.
The Office of Workforce Development and the Boston Redevelopment Authority released a labor report Tuesday that showed an increase in income inequality and the cost of living in the city despite an...
As part of a partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announced Thursday that the Transatlantic Policy Lab will come to the city to create...
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Continuing to draw large crowds, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke out about various forms of inequality before more than 20,000 supporters Saturday...
