US credit union regulator crushed Internet Archive's non-predatory, game-changing bank
by Cory Doctorow from on (#VS34)
The Internet Archive's Brewster Kahle writes, "We founded a credit union to build a new path after the banking debacle of 2008 and it's been crushed by federal regulators. The regulators close 200-300 credit unions every year, and have been since their founding of the NCUA in 1970. Only a couple are allowed to start each year. We were one of four in our year." (more")