ABA Foundation Honors Eight Banks with Community Commitment Awards

Eight banks earned the ABA Foundation’s highest honor today by being named Community Commitment Award winners for 2019. The annual awards recognize banks for their corporate social responsibility efforts in categories ranging from affordable housing to economic inclusion. This year’s winners also include a new award for banks going above and beyond to support military families. The 2019 winners will be presented with their award at the ABA’s Annual Convention in Seattle on Oct. 29. 

“Banks of all sizes are stepping up their corporate social responsibility efforts to serve their communities, and this year’s nominations in every category were incredibly impressive,” said Rob Nichols, ABA president and CEO. “The programs developed by our Community Commitment Award winners stood out to our judges and really demonstrate how banks are helping communities solve challenging issues.” 

First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) and Wells Fargo & Company were co-winners in the affordable housing category. FNBO was recognized for its Habitat for Humanity of Omaha Loan fund, which was created to increase Habitat Omaha's ability to build and rehabilitate even more homes for low-income families. Wells Fargo & Company was recognized for its NeighborhoodLIFT® program, a collaboration with NeighborWorks® America and its network members, which offers homebuyer education plus down payment assistance grants for lower- and average- income households. 

Citibank, New York, was the supporting military families award winner for its support of Bring Them HOMES, an initiative developed by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation to increase affordable and supportive housing for low-income, homeless and at-risk veterans. 

First Interstate Bank headquartered in Billings, Mont., received honorable mention in the financial education category. See the full list of award winner.

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