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.

For a green economy, 

..................

Cathy Cowan Becker
Responsible Finance Campaign Director
Green America

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