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Climate First Bank highlights solar lending, $250 legal-aid donations and no-fee nonprofit accounts
Summary
In a podcast interview, Climate First Bank's Scott Lightner said the bank pursues an environmental mission through large-scale solar lending, a Banking for Good program that donates $250 per new attorney business account to local legal aid groups, and generally avoids fees for nonprofit accounts.
Climate First Bank's senior vice president and general counsel, Scott Lightner, told The Domino Effect podcast that the bank places environmental goals at the center of its business model and links that mission to local philanthropy and nonprofit support.
"We did over 5,000 rooftop, residential solar loans last year, over 250,000,000 in funding," Lightner said, citing the bank's recent solar portfolio as an example of mission-aligned lending. He described the bank's Banking for Good program and said, "every time an attorney opens up a business…
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