An emerging body of economic research shows that doing business with local independents is the fastest way to restart and reshape our economy.

Nearly six months after we launched moveyourmoney.info, we're now able to see the numerical effects of the Move Your Money concept.

Data from the last 18 months show that the country's 7,600 credit unions are in fact outperforming big banks and rapidly expanding their market share. Since the start of 2009, credit unions have added more than 1.5 million new members.

It may have sounded like music to the ears of Move Your Money proponents. Chants of "move those dollars" and "move that money" rang out last week i...

The Move Your Money campaign is about as "Don't Tread On Me" as it gets. Why aren't more conservative grassroots leaders galvanizing people around this issue?

Armed with the old It's A Wonderful Life parable on local banking, MYM has caught the attention of state government officials in New Mexico and Oregon...

Regulators or non-profit groups should create a bank safety rating system to allow customers to make informed decisions about where to move their money.

Here's a clip from my interview with award-winning filmmaker and author Eugene Jarecki, one of forces behind the Move Your Money campaign. The full interview airs Friday night on PBS.

Two weeks after I "walked the walk" and opened two accounts with community banks, I've my new debit cards and PIN numbers -- and confirmation of something I already knew.

Just how much money is in play as people contemplate moving their money?

I used the Move Your Money zip code tool -- which now has a vastly improved analytical filter -- to see if I could open a new account at a community bank during my lunch hour.

Arianna made the case for Move Your Money on the radio show Marketplace Money on Friday. Move Your Money is a project that encourages account holde...