Press Releases

• February 24, 2011 - Financial Fitness Day Offers Free Money Management Help for Seattle Area Residents
• September 18, 2009 - Bank on Seattle-King County Celebrates One Year Helping 3,500 Residents Open Bank Accounts and Save Money
• September 22, 2008 - Mayor Announces Help for People Without Bank Accounts

Media Coverage of Seattle-King County Asset Building Collaborative

• High Fees Leave 103,000 Washington Households 'Unbanked', Puget Sound Business Journal, October 26, 2011
• Financial Education and Asset Building: Bank on, IRS, October 17, 2011
• Financial Education and Asset Building: Foreclosure Prevention, IRS, October 17, 2011
• Checkup Time for Finances Offered at Financial Planning Day, Seattle Times, October 17, 2011
• Banking on the Future, Real Change, July 13, 2011
• Seattle is Helping Citizens Gain Surer Financial Footing, Seattle Times, June 22, 2011
• Discouraged Homeowners: "You Can't Really Make It Any More", komonews.com, October 2, 2010
• Free Mortgage Help Day in Seattle on October 2, King5.com, September 29, 2010
• For the Unbanked, a Second Chance, mint.com, August 31, 2010
• Social Issues of the Unbanked, International Examiner, August 18, 2010
• Hot Button: Checks and Balance, Seattle Magazine, August 2010
• Will Banks Shoo You Out the Door?, MSN.com, July 6, 2010
• New Tools to Help Cities Alert Residents to Foreclosure Rescue Scams, Nation’s Cities Weekly, March 15, 2010
• Programs help 'unbanked' avoid high fees, USA Today, November 5, 2009
• Banking Program: Everyone is welcome, KOMO 4 TV, September 23, 2009
• Help for the "Unbanked", Renton Reporter, September 29, 2009
• Program Signs Up 3,500 Unbanked, Puget Sound Business Journal, September 18, 2009
• Local program offers bank accounts to all, KOMO 4 TV, June 8, 2009
• Credit union aims to help people break the payday-lender cycle, Seattle Times, May 24, 2009