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Bank on California

DFI is a government agency partner of the statewide Bank on California initiative started in 2008 to help Californians open a bank account and avoid the high cost of checking cashing services and start saving for the future. California is lauded as the first state in the nation to launch the initiative seeking to draw the "unbanked" into the financial mainstream.

• Bank on California Program - Helping More Californians Open Bank Accounts
  
• Bank on Fresno
• Bank on Los Angeles
• Bank on Oakland
• Bank on Sacramento (Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, Amador)
• Bank on San Francisco
  • Bank on San Francisco Case Study (Adobe PDF)
• Bank on San Jose/Santa Clara
• Bank on Orange County

Related Information

• Joinbankon.org
  • Find A Local Bank On Program
  • Research Your Community
  • Start a Bank On Program
  • Resources for Bank On Programs
  • Bank On in the News
• Bank On Video – Partnership between Bank On, Department of Education, FDIC and NCUA (YouTube)

Findings from the FDIC Survey of Bank Efforts to Serve the Unbanked and Underbanked (June 2009) (Adobe PDF)
This article summarizes key findings of the FDIC Survey of Bank Efforts to Serve the Unbanked and Underbanked. It is intended to inform bankers, policymakers, and researchers of the survey results and to outline steps for improving access to the mainstream financial system.

Banking On Opportunity: A Scan of the Evolving Field of Bank On Initiatives
This report explores the emergence of the Bank On model, which was first developed by the City and County of San Francisco in 2006. Through these programs, city leaders bring together financial institutions, community organizations, financial regulators and other partners to connect residents with free and low-cost bank accounts, financial education and other safe, affordable mainstream financial services.