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Commissioner asks staff to explore possible San Francisco municipal bank; staff to prepare memo

San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission · October 26, 2012
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Summary

Commissioner Abalos asked LAFCO staff to research the feasibility of a municipal bank, identifying regulatory and legal issues; staff agreed to prepare a memo and to work with commissioners and city legal counsel as needed.

Commissioner Abalos told the Local Agency Formation Commission he has been exploring the idea of creating a municipal bank that could be an independent local authority under LAFCO's purview and could support loans for small businesses, nonprofits and public projects.

"I've been exploring over the past year and a half the idea of the creation…

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