The CFE Fund’s Bank On national initiative supports local coalitions with strategic and financial support, as well as liaising nationally with banking, regulatory, and nonprofit organization partners to expand banking access, including through the first-ever Bank On National Account Standards.
The CFE Fund’s Bank On Fellowship program, generously supported by Wells Fargo, provides funding and in-kind technical assistance to support a full-time Fellow to lead their coalition’s activities. The first Bank On Fellowship cohort includes: Bank On Houston (Houston, TX); Bank On New Haven (New Haven, CT); Bank On Rubber City (Akron, OH); Bank On South Alabama (Mobile County, AL); and Bank On Suncoast (Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota, FL). The second cohort of Bank On Fellows includes: Bank On Maryland (State of Maryland); Bank On Greater Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI); Bank On Atlanta (Atlanta, GA); Bank On Jackson (Jackson, MS); and Bank On ONAC (Oklahoma Native Region). The third cohort of Bank On Fellows includes Bank On Florida (State of Florida); Bank On Martinsville-Henry (Henry County & Martinsville, VA); Bank On Pierce County (Pierce County, WA); Bank On Pueblo County (Pueblo, CO); Bank On Rochester (Rochester, NY); and Bank On Tulsa (Tulsa, OK).
Bank On coalitions are locally-led partnerships between local public officials; city, state, and federal government agencies; financial institutions; and community organizations that work together to help improve the financial stability of unbanked and underbanked individuals and families in their communities.