San Francisco :

Change Your Spots

11.27.2007

Submitted by mkrolak on Tue, 11/27/2007 - 2:01am.
The Bite:
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Tired of being nickeled and dimed every time you use a random ATM? SF's New Resource Bank will refund up to ten fees per month, so you won't have to trek all over town to preserve your cash. While you save, NRB greens your greenbacks from its resource-efficient headquarters in SOMA by funding eco-businesses in the community. And every time you use yourcheck card, NRB will donate up to five cents to local green companies like Marin Organic. Our latest addiction (to biodynamic champagne, if you must know) might be good for something after all. Even if you can't change your habits, it's nice to know your bank can create change for you.

Wanna Try: 

New Resource Bank, 405 Howard St., Ste. 110, at Fremont St. (415-995-8100).

Tell the folks at New Resource Bank that you're a Biter when you open a new checking account, and they'll donate $20 in your name to either Marin Organic or Grid Alternatives.

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Cocktail Fact

A CA man received a credit card issued to a tree after writing "Never waste a tree" across a credit card offer and returning it to the bank.

Small Changes Add Up

If 10,000 SF Biters make one signature-based transaction a day using an NRB Community Check Card, in a year we'll raise more than $1.8 mil for local nonprofits.

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