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<h1>Special Report: Banking on Justice</h1>
 <p>This is a story of extremes. Some of the smallest banks in the nation&mdash;with the help of a little-known government program&mdash;are changing lives in one of the most impoverished places, the Mississippi Delta. The Delta&rsquo;s financial ecosystem is unique, with bankers and residents coming to see one another as allies despite a turbulent history. It&rsquo;s a glimpse of the social change that can happen when economic empowerment becomes a tool to fight poverty.</p>  <p>&nbsp;</p>  <p align="center"><a href="http://reports.yesmagazine.org/banking-on-justice" target="_self" title="" rel="noopener noreferrer"><figure><img src="/wp-content/uploads/imports/b018d8722bb046409d69383929d21893.jpg"></figure></a></p>
<p>This article originally appeared in <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org">Yes! Magazine</a> at <a href="https://dev-wp.yesmagazine.org/economy/2016/08/29/special-report-banking-on-justice">https://dev-wp.yesmagazine.org/economy/2016/08/29/special-report-banking-on-justice</a>.</p><link href="https://dev-wp.yesmagazine.org/economy/2016/08/29/special-report-banking-on-justice" rel="canonical"/><p>Yes! Magazine is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of ... . Learn more at <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org">Yes! Magazine</a></p><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://dev-wp.yesmagazine.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=13342&ga4=G-74QJNNY44Z" style="width:1px;height:1px;">