Welcome to New Economy Project’s new website and blog! We are beyond thrilled to have our new website up and running – replacing our original site built for us way back in (cough cough) 2001. Now that we have a site as fresh and dynamic as our new name, mission and campaigns, we hope you’ll visit it often.

WSHU — Four additional banks have agreed to block online payday lenders from accessing customer accounts in New York. The agreement comes as the banks’ processing network remains silent on efforts to keep the illegal loans from crossing state borders.

Thanks to all who joined New Economy Project at the People’s Climate March on Sunday, September 21st. Check out our contingent’s photos from a truly inspiring day.

Civil rights, consumer, and community groups lauded the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for issuing strong guidance this week regarding banks’ selling of charged-off consumer debts to debt buyers. The groups urged the agency to also take the next step and issue strong regulations to ensure that national banks do not continue to facilitate unfair, deceptive, and abusive debt collection practices.