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  • No minimum balance and easy-to-waive low fees1

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  • Strongest environmental policies of any major US bank3

  • Led by a CEO who is among just 6% of female bank CEOs

  • Stability that comes with being part of BNP Paribas, the ninth largest bank on the planet

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What sets us apart is what we do and don’t do with your money

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$0 is the amount we finance towards Arctic drilling, tar sands mining and big tobacco.

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