00:13:54	James Hannley, Tucson:JHannley2@msn.com
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00:22:57	Steve Sittig   So Cal:	Walt, when did that legislation in ND allowing municipal deposits to community banks get enacted?  First I've heard of it!
00:23:14	Scott Baker - NYC:Me too. Disappointing…
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00:26:10	Walt McRee:	my understanding is that it was many decades ago due
00:26:25	Angela Merkert:	New issues with Zoom--camera and audio frozen.  We are pre-filing today with 2 pieces of legislation--one into each chamber.  We have 4 sponsors, co-sponsors.  The 2024 session which is 30 days, opens at noon next Tuesday.  It will be intense on the schedule to get through 2 committees/chamber and the to the House and Senate floor votes.  But we're moving it forward.  We have gone deeper in the legislation in detailing more of the capitalization.  That has taken time to work through finer details--all good.
00:30:28	Steve Sittig   So Cal:	Replying to "Suzanne isn't here t..."
https://wallstreetonparade.com/  I'm not endorsing, just linking!
00:38:02	Cimbria PBI, Central NY:	Sounds like NM's strategy, very similar... Except AFLEP is offering support first...
00:40:00	Walt McRee:	https://wallstreetonparade.com/2023/11/bank-regulator-who-approved-the-riskiest-u-s-bank-getting-bigger-in-may-wants-to-do-a-survey-on-why-trust-in-u-s-banks-is-tanking/
00:41:31	Michael Sauvante, Youngstown OH:	Our complementary currency bank is launching 1/22/2024 in Nigeria with 2 programs
https://scf.ng/poverty-elimination/ launching the largest UBI project in history https://scf.ng/ubi-and-scf/ and a parallel infrastructure project https://scf.ng/infrastructure/
00:43:10	Michael Sauvante, Youngstown OH:	New battery company plans to begin construction in Portage this spring 
https://wiscnews.com/news/local/new-battery-company-plans-to-begin-construction-in-portage-this-spring/article_b6103aa4-ae8e-11ee-a5e8-6b664f4b4068.html
00:43:42	Peter Winslow, PBI - Philadelphia, PA:	Bravo, Michael.  Where can we find information about your initiatives in Nigeria?
00:44:17	Peter Winslow, PBI - Philadelphia, PA:	Thanks for the links!
00:47:51	Michael Sauvante, Youngstown OH: sauvante@scf.green, (805) 757-1085
00:49:16	Jeff Sac ca:	Looks good
00:56:28	Scott Baker - NYC:	It’s a federal congressional issue, not an FDIC choice alone to make.
00:57:41	Scott Baker - NYC:	Your local government has to change the rules so a PB doesn’t have to have FDIC insurance. The FDIC can’t just drop the requirement itself.
00:59:21	Patrick Carroll, CA:	There is private insurance for credit union deposits. The company is called ASI
00:59:37	Scott Baker - NYC:	The state of North Dakota self-insures as a DBA - Doing Business As for the BND.
01:00:10	Patrick Carroll, CA:	Private credit union insurance https://www.americanshare.com/
01:00:17	Scott Baker - NYC:	Taxes back up the BND, far More than the FDIC cap and more reliable too.
01:01:32	Angela Merkert:	FDIC does not have the capacity to back up a great %age of FDIC insured funds.
01:01:38	john St Pete, FL:	The fdic insured all depositors with 3 bank failures this year. 3 of the biggest 4 bank failures ever in the US
01:02:59	Michael Sauvante, Youngstown OH:	CDARS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certificate_of_Deposit_Account_Registry_Service   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntraFi_Network
01:05:27	Patrick Carroll, CA:	https://www.intrafinetworkdeposits.com/
01:11:33	Angela Merkert:	Haven't the CA groups dealt with this FDIC question

231208 Coalition Call

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