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Find a Better Bank

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Why this project?

Looking for a bank that doesn’t finance the climate crisis, human rights abuses or nature destruction? This page lists banks that do things differently, led by ethics and values instead of profit alone, to help you find an alternative for mainstreet bank options in your country.

We have compiled this list of banks from different external sources that we consider reliable. We have not checked them all out in detail and we do not endorse the banks listed, so we advise you to research each bank’s policies and approach before switching your bank account. 

We have listed banks where they are members of the main values-led banking networks, Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) and the European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers (FEBEA), where they are listed on bankforgood.org, which promotes switching to fossil-free banks in the US, on the website of Fair Finance International, and a few other banks that are well-known for taking a value driven approach to banking.

If your country is not listed, we don’t have any information on good, alternative banking options there yet. If you can help point towards some, please contact us.

3Bank Serbia

Member of GABV*
website

Alamerica Bank United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Alternative Bank Switzerland (ABS) Switzerland

Member of GABV, FEBEA*
website

Amalgamated Bank United States

Member of GABV*, and listed on bankforgood.org
website

APS Bank Malta

Member of FEBEA*
website

ASN Bank The Netherlands

ASN Bank does not ''invest in the arms industry, nuclear energy, coal, oil and gas'' (Annual Review 2019)
website

Aspiration United States

Listed on bankforgood.org
website

Banca Etica Italy

Member of GABV, FEBEA*
website

Banca Etica Spain

Member of GABV*
website

Banco Ademi Dominican Republic

Member of GABV*
website

Banco de Antigua Guatemala

Member of GABV*
website

Bancompartir Colombia

Member of GABV*
website

Banco Mundo Mujer Colombia

Member of GABV*
website

Banco Popular Honduras

Member of GABV*
website

BancoSol Bolivia

Member of GABV*
website

Banco Solidario Ecuador

Member of GABV*
website

BANFONDESA Dominican Republic

Member of GABV*
website

Bank Australia Australia

Member of GABV*
website

Bank Muamalat Malaysia

Member of GABV*
website

Bank of Palestine Palestine

Member of GABV*
website

Beneficial State Bank United States

Member of GABV*, and listed on bankforgood.org
website

Berkshire Bank United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island.
website

BRAC Bank Bangladesh

Member of GABV*
website

Brooklyn Coop Federal Credit Union United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in New York City, New York.
website

Caisse d'économie solidaire Desjardins Canada

Member of GABV*
website

Caisse Solidaire France

Member of FEBEA*
website

Caixa Pollença Spain

Member of FEBEA*. Active on the Balearic Islands.
website

Caja Arequipa Peru

Member of GABV*
website

CARD Bank, Inc. Philippines

Member of GABV*
website

Carver Federal Savings Bank United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in New York City, New York.
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Carver State Bank United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Georgia.
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Cassa Padana Italy

Member of FEBEA*. Active in Northern Italy, in the provinces of Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna.
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Cassa Rurale di Bolzano Soc. Cooperativa Italy

Member of FEBEA*. Active in Bolzano.
website

Cencap Federal Credit Union United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Hartford, Connecticut.
website

Centenary Bank Uganda

Member of GABV*
website

Center-invest bank Russia

Member of GABV*. Active in Southern Russia, specifically the Southern Federal District and the North Caucasus Federal District.
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Centinel Bank of Taos United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Taos County, New Mexico.
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Charity Bank United Kingdom

Member of GABV*
website

City First Bank United States

Member of GABV*. Active in Washington D.C.
website

Clean Energy Credit Union United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Colorado.
website

Clearwater Credit Union United States

Member of GABV*. Active in Montana.
website

Cooperativa Abaco Peru

Member of GABV*
website

Cooperative Bank of Chania Greece

Member of FEBEA*. Active on Crete and in the Attica region.
website

Cooperative Bank of Karditsa (CBK) Greece

Member of GABV, FEBEA*. Active in Karditsa.
website

Crédit Coopératif France

Member of GABV, FEBEA*
website

Cultura Bank Norway

Member of GABV, FEBEA*
website

DAI-ICHI KANGYO Credit Cooperative (DKC) Japan

Member of GABV*. Active in the Tokyo Metropolitan area and nearby cities.
website

Decorah Bank & Trust Company United States

Member of GABV*. Active in Northeast Iowa.
website

Ecology Building Society United Kingdom

Member of GABV*
website

Ekobanken Sweden

Member of GABV*
website

ESAF Small Finance Bank India

Member of GABV*
website

Folkesparekassen Denmark

Member of GABV*
website

Freie Gemeinschaftsbank Genossenschaft Switzerland

Member of GABV*
website

GLS Bank Germany

Member of GABV*
website

Grooming Microfinance Bank Nigeria

Member of GABV*
website

Hill District Federal Credit Union United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
website

Hope Federal Credit Union United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
website

Jak Medlemsbank Sweden

website

Kindred Credit Union Canada (Southwestern Ontario)

Member of GABV*. Active in Ontario.
website

La Nef France

Member of FEBEA*
website

LAPO Microfinance Bank Nigeria

Member of GABV*
website

Lead Bank United States

Member of GABV*, and listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Kansas City, Missouri.
website

Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in New York City, New York.
website

M&F Bank United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in North Carolina.
website

MagNet Hungarian Community Bank Hungary

Member of GABV*
website

MariSol Federal Credit Union United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Arizona.
website

Megabank Ukraine

Member of GABV*
website

Merkur Cooperative Bank Denmark

Member of FEBEA*
website

Muktinath Bikas Bank Limited (MNBBL) Nepal

Member of GABV*
website

National Cooperative Bank United States

Member of GABV*, and listed on bankforgood.org
website

Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in New York City, New York.
website

NewB Belgium

website

NMB Bank Limited Nepal

Member of GABV*
website

North East Small Finance Bank India

Member of GABV*. Active in North East India and West Bengal.
website

Opportunity International Savings and Loans Ltd Ghana

Member of GABV*
website

Pax Bank Germany

website

Piscataqua Savings Bank United States

Listed on bankforgood.org . Active in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
website

Ponce Bank United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in New York and New Jersey.
website

SAC Apoyo Integral, S.A. El Salvador

Member of GABV*
website

Self-Help Credit Union United States

Listed on bankforgood.org . Active in California, Chicago and Wisconsin.
website

Self-Help Federal Credit Union United States

Listed on bankforgood.org. Active in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida.
website

Southern Bancorp United States

Member of GABV*. Active in Mississipi.
website

Spring Bank United States

Listed on bankforgood.org . Active in New York City, New York.
website

Starling Bank United Kingdom

website

Steyler Bank Austria

Steyler Ethik Bank does not invest in fossil fuels companies, in companies violating human rights, etc. see sustainability guidelines here (in German).
website

Steyler Bank Germany

Member of GABV*
website

Sunrise Banks United States

Member of GABV*. Active in Minnesota.
website

Teachers Mutual Bank Limited Australia

Member of GABV*
website

The Co-operative Bank UK United Kingdom

Customer-led Ethical Policy in place since 1992, excludes finance for businesses whose core activity is extraction and production of fossil fuels, businesses transfering arms to oppressive regimes, etc. Note, since 2013 the bank is no longer co-operatively owned but is owned by private equity funds and hedge funds. An independent Customer Union has been established to advocate for a return to cooperative ownership, see www.saveourbank.coop.
website

The First MicroFinance Bank-Afghanistan (FMFB-A) Afghanistan

Member of GABV*
website

The First Microfinance Bank-Tajikistan Tajikistan

Member of GABV*
website

Triodos Bank Germany

Member of GABV*
website

Triodos Bank Belgium

Member of GABV*
website

Triodos Bank United Kingdom

Member of GABV, FEBEA*
website

Triodos Bank The Netherlands

Member of GABV*
website

Triodos Bank Spain

Member of GABV*
website

Triodos Bank France

Member of GABV*
website

UmweltBank Germany

Member of GABV*
website

Vancity Canada

Member of GABV*
website

Verity Credit Union United States

Member of GABV*, and listed on bankforgood.org. Active in Washington (state).
website

Vision Banco Paraguay

Member of GABV*
website

VSECU (Vermont State Employees Credit Union) United States

Member of GABV*. Active in Vermont.
website

XacBank Mongolia

Member of GABV*
website

Resources
Links

European Federation of Ethical and Alternative Banks and Financiers

Bank for good

Bank.green

Fair Finance International

Global Alliance for Banking on Values

Switch-it Green

Banks

ASN Bank

Netherlands
Active

Ecobank

Togo
Active

GLS Bank

Germany
Active

The co-operative bank

United Kingdom
Active

Triodos Bank

Netherlands
Active
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