Your bank account is more than just your money. Banks use your money to fund projects. Don't let it fund against your values.
Donate
Dear Green American,
Did you know? When you put your money in a bank account, it doesn’t just sit there. Banks use your deposits to make loans – and megabanks disproportionately use your money to finance things that may not align with your values.
Consider:
The world’s 60 largest banks have plowed almost $7 trillion into fossil fuels since the Paris Agreement. Over $2 trillion of that came from U.S. megabanks.
$24 out of every $100 lent by US megabanks is used to finance fossil fuels.
$1000 in a megabank equals the direct emissions of flying between New York and Seattle every year.
$62,500 in a megabank generates as much carbon as the average American creates in six months.
It’s time to get a better bank – and Green America can help.
For the past year, we have been researching and developing a new website that lists over 17,000 locations of almost 3,000 mission-driven banks and credit unions across the country. No matter where you live, you’ll find one near you.
Our new bank map is the largest, most comprehensive list of community development banks and credit unions in the USA.
These banks and credit unions are designed to serve their communities:
The neighbor who needs a car loan
The young family looking for a mortgage on their starter home
The budding entrepreneur who wants to start a small business
The social service agency that needs a new building
The city that’s building a park or repairing its stormwater system
If you are currently banking with one of the US megabanks that bankrolls industries that don’t align with your values, put your money where your morals are, Break Up With Your Megabank, and find a better bank on our map.
Get a Better Bank
Banks and credit unions must meet at least one of these criteria to be listed on our map:
Certified Community Development Financial Institution
Certified Minority Depository Institution for banks or credit unions
Low-Income Designation from the National Credit Union Administration
Credit union member of Inclusiv
Certified B-Corp Bank
Member of Global Alliance for Banking on Values
Member of Green America’s Green Business Network
You can search for banks and credit unions in your local area, or search by institution name. You can search for community banks, credit unions, Black-owned banks, and much more.
You even get our 10 Steps to Break Up with Your Megabank to help you make the switch.
We are excited about our new bank map, and we think you will be too.
Get A Better Bank
For a green economy,
..................
Cathy Cowan Becker
Responsible Finance Campaign Director
Green America
Be a Part of the Solution
Together, we're curbing the climate crisis ... getting the dirtiest corporations to switch to clean energy. We're protecting millions of people in the workplace ... pushing for safe and healthy working conditions for ALL workers. We're reinventing the way food is grown ... with regenerative agriculture that absorbs carbon and saves our soils!
For a monthly gift of $7 or more, we will send you a FREE "I am a Green American" backpack, made from certified recycled, climate neutral, materials.
DONATE TODAY
1612 K St NW #1000, Washington, DC 20006
(800)-58-GREEN www.greenamerica.org
Donate
View In Browser - Manage Your Preferences - Unsubscribe
