Banking Immigrant Communities: A Toolkit for Banks and Credit Unions

Author: 
Appleseed
Year: 
2006
Publisher: 
Appleseed Network
Publication Location: 
Washington, D.C.
Description: 

Despite the growing numbers of Latino immigrants, an estimated 40 to 60 percent do not have a bank account, limiting their ability to obtain credit to buy a home or finance a business and making them vulnerable to high fees charged by fringe financial services providers. The toolkit educates banks on why and how to reach immigrant communities with practical strategies on how to bank outside the branch, engage the community, cross-sell services, deliver home mortgages, support the Earned Income Tax Credit and financial education, and understand the importance of remittances.

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