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10 Tips to Celebrate Financial Literacy Month and #MSWIWeek
April is Financial Literacy Month, a time to focus on the importance of financial education and the role it plays in creating a more financially secure future for individuals and
2023 Your Smart Money Resource Guides – FREE Download
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Bank On Advocacy Map: Tool to Fight Inequity
In 2022, Bank On Greater Milwaukee launched the Advocacy Map to advocate for banking expansion and to improve access to banking in the City of Milwaukee. The Advocacy Map is
Nearly 11% of Milwaukee residents are unbanked.
Over 50 million adults are underbanked nationwide, relying on some fringe financial services.
Being unbanked can cost $40K over a lifetime due to use of costly alternative financial services for routine financial transactions

These accounts do not allow overdraft or non-sufficient funds fees, so you’ll never be hit with a surprise fee.
Certified accounts are $5 or less per month, with no unpredictable fees.
Certified accounts always allow free deposits, free withdrawals, and free bill payments.

Acts Housing
ArtWorks for Milwaukee
Associated Bank
Bank Five Nine*
BMO Harris Bank*
C.H.A.N.G.E. U
Chase Bank*
CIBC*
CLIMB USA
COA Youth & Family Center
Community Warehouse (Partners In Hope)
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Greater Milwaukee
Economics Wisconsin
Educators Credit Union
FDIC Milwaukee Field Office
First Federal of Wisconsin*
Fund My Future Milwaukee
Greater Milwaukee Urban League
Havenwoods Neighborhood Partnership
IES Institute
JobsWork MKE
Johnson Financial Group*
Journey House
Lad Lake
Lutheran Social Services
Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council
Milwaukee Public Library
National Disability Institute
New Concept Self Development Center
Northwest Side CDC
Old National Bank*
PNC Bank*
Peoples State Bank*
Riverworks Financial Clinic
SecureFutures
Self-Help Federal Credit Union
Social Development Commission
Sojourner Family Peace Center
St. Charles Youth & Family Centers
Summit Credit Union*
The Equitable Bank*
The Joseph Project
TMG Wisconsin
Tri City National Bank
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha Co
U.S. Bank*
Urban Economic Development Association of WI
UW Credit Union*
UW-Madison Division of Extension
WaterStone Bank*
Wells Fargo*
Wintrust Community Bank*
Wisconsin Bankers Association
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions
Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corp.
Word of Hope Ministries
YWCA Southeast Wisconsin
*Indicates financial institutions with NAS certified accounts.