Patrick La Pine: Make 2017 the year for depository choice
As private citizens, most of us are trying to make the best financial decisions for our family, which starts with where we bank and who we trust with our money.ย And, it stands to reason that, as taxpayers, we would want our local government entities to do the same. Yet, Florida law does not allow for credit unions to accept deposits from local government entities and, instead, only allows for local governments to bank with commercial, for-profit banks. This means…