Get a Better Bank
Put your savings to work building the green economy. Break Up With Your Mega-Bank and switch to a community development financial institution or credit union.
Put your savings to work building the green economy. Break Up With Your Mega-Bank and switch to a community development financial institution or credit union.
Where you bank matters. Your checking and savings account, credit cards, and investments can support the real economy, including affordable housing, small business financing, and economic opportunity in urban and rural communities that are often underserved by conventional big banks. Switching from a conventional Big Bank (Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo, Bank of America) also ensures your deposits are not at the forefront of financing the global climate crisis.
The banks and credit unions included in our Get A Better Bank Map meet at least one of the following criteria:
In addition to seeking out better banking options above, consider online financial institutions:
Tell these megabanks to finance clean energy for people and planet, not fossil fuels that cause climate chaos.
Want your banking to build a better world? Find a bank or credit union near you that benefits people and planet.
Want to build a better world with every swipe? Our Credit Card Guide can help you find a card that benefits people and planet.
Most big insurance corporations insure and invest in fossil fuels. Green America's new Climate Smart Insurance Directory can help you find companies that don't.
This article was originally published in Nasdaq's Purpose in Action Newsletter on November 19, 2024
By Brittany Greene, Purpose Communications Specialist
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