‘I Support Postal Banking!’

Activists protest payday lendors in Columbia, MO. A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) concludes that the Postal Service can act now to expand and enhance existing financial services, such as money orders,...

Tell the OIG: ‘I Support Postal Banking!’

Activists protest payday lenders in Columbia, MO. Photo credit: Ryan Betz of GRO Missouri (This article first appeared in the September/October 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine) A May 2015 white paper by the USPS Office of Inspector...

Is Check Cashing Coming to a Post Office Near You?

Activists protest for predatory loan reform in Illinois. (This article first appeared in the July-August 2015 issue of The American Postal Worker magazine.) A May 21 report by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) outlines the next steps for...

OIG Report Paints Bright Future for Postal Banking

A report by the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) released May 21 outlines the next steps for implementing postal banking, in which post offices would offer basic financial services – providing affordable banking transactions to every zip code...

Dimondstein Appears on the Bill Press Show

APWU President Mark Dimondstein appeared on The Bill Press Show on TawkrTV on April 1, where he discussed the negative influence of “dark money” on our politics, and the phony USPS financial crisis, postal banking and more.

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