The common good bank project is roaring ahead on many different fronts. Almost every day someone signs up as a probable future depositor/borrower/investor. Every day I contact one or more potential investors. Every day, we move forward in conversations with potential partners. At the same time, we are drafting and refining policies, finalizing information technology plans, seeking pro bono legal help with bank law, resolving web challenged, handling organizational details, developing new and better promotional materials, identifying potential future board members (and division advisors), answering questions and of course discussing the philosophy behind it all.

It’s a lot to juggle, but that’s okay — we have more and more hands helping keep the balls soaring.

So far this month, 12 people have used the “Tell Someone” feature to spread the word.

Some people are asking “Doesn’t the downturn in the economy make it a bad time to start a bank?” Not this bank! People are all the more eager for a sustainable economic alternative.

[Reading this over a couple days later, I don't like it. Not much NEW to report that day and no interesting specifics, so I just spewed some upbeat generalities. Please feel free to comment, if you see me do that again. After this, if there's nothing new I'll just skip a day.]