Slate Magazine Kirsten Gillibrand Unveils Her Ambitious Plan to Turn the Post Office Into a BankSlate MagazineAdd New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to the list of big name Democrats who want the U.S. Postal Service to double as a bank. The potential 2020 contender is rolling out legislation today that would require post offices to…

New York Magazine Democrats Have a Plan to Save the Post Office– and Kill Payday LendersNew York MagazineBut the post office— with its economies of scale, and freedom from avaricious shareholders — could offer America's working class access to short-term credit at a fraction of the present cost. Under the current system, billions of dollars…

CNBC Your local post office could become a bank if this bill passesCNBCPostal banking, on the other hand, would address the needs of the underbanked and unbanked populations. Some rural areas have post offices, but no bank or credit union branches, Pew found in its research. In addition to small-dollar loans, Gillibrand's … More: continued…

Parkman Residents to Receive Mail at Middlefield Post Office TemporarilyGeauga Maple LeafParkman Township residents who have a Post Office box in their 44080 ZIP Code will receive their mail temporarily at the Middlefield Post Office after the Parkman Post Office closes April 28, when its decades-old lease expires, township trustees … More: continued here