Building stronger financial futures for residents of the Greater Lehigh Valley
Bank On Lehigh Valley works to connect everyone to safe and appropriate financial products and services.
Bank On Lehigh Valley is a collaboration between financial institutions, community-based organizations and local government to ensure that all residents have the opportunity to be financially healthy. Together, we are working to connect people to safe, affordable and certified banking accounts. Our members also offer services and educational resources that help empower people and families to improve their financial capability, health and independence.
4.5%
of U.S. households are unbanked.
Approximately 5.9 million households are unbanked, without a checking or savings account.
$40K
Unbanked cost per family
Being unbanked can cost $40K over a lifetime due to use of costly alternative financial services for routine financial transactions
24 million
underbanked adults nationwide
More than 24 million adults are underbanked nationwide, relying on some fringe financial services.
Featured Resources
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation
Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation (PATF) is a statewide, non-profit organization that helps individuals with disabilities and older Pennsylvanians acquire the assistive technology devices and services they want. Click here to
Prosperity Now Scorecard
Access Prosperity Now’s data tool to download estimates of unbanked and underbanked households at city, county, metro, and state levels.
Bank On National Account Standards
The CFE Fund’s Bank ON National Account Standards provide local programs with a benchmark for account partnerships with financial institutions, and include both core and recommended features to meet people where they are.
Our Coalition
The Bank On Lehigh Valley Coalition is connecting residents of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon Counties to better banking products and making the Greater Lehigh Valley community a safer, more accessible place to bank.
The Bank On Lehigh Valley Coalition members are working together to ensure that all households have access to safe and affordable bank accounts that meet their needs, allow them to increase assets and strengthen their financial stability.
Our Partners
BANK ON CERTIFIED ACCOUNTS ARE
Safe
These accounts do not allow overdraft or non-sufficient funds fees, so you’ll never be hit with a surprise fee.
Low Cost
Certified accounts are $5 or less per month, with no unpredictable fees.
Functional
Certified accounts always allow free deposits, free withdrawals, and free bill payments.