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april 14 1923 ; 93 years ago 1923 04 14 headquarters 275 seventh avenue new york city new york u.s. key people keith mestrich president & ceo number of employees 400 employees 1 website amalgamatedbank.com founded on april 14 1923 by the amalgamated clothing workers of america 2 amalgamated bank is the largest union owned bank 3 and one of the only unionized banks in the united states . amalgamated bank is currently majority owned by workers united an seiu affiliate . as of june 30 2015 amalgamated bank has nearly 4 billion in assets . 4 through its institutional asset management and custody division amalgamated bank is one of the leading providers of investment and trust services to taft hartley plans in the united states . as of june 30 2015 the bank oversees approximately 40 billion in investment advisory and custodial services . amalgamated bank provides affordable and accessible banking to its customers advocates for workers rights and promotes high standards of environmental social and corporate governance practices . amalgamated bank clients include progressive individuals and organizations like presidential campaigns labor unions and nonprofits . contents 1 history 2 products and services 3 corporate governance 4 corporate values 4.1 purchasing policy 4.2 minimum wage 4.3 commitment to affordable housing 4.4 accessibility in banking 5 see also 6 external links 7 references history edit in 1927 amalgamated bank financed the amalgamated housing cooperative the first union supported housing development in the united states which is located in the bronx . in 1957 it financed the construction of park reservoir housing cooperative in the bronx which was the first affordable housing development created under new york state s mitchell lama housing program . 5 amalgamated has a long history of helping union movements . it once opened its bank vaults on a saturday in order to provide 300 000 in bail for striking workers . the national association for the advancement of colored people naacp received 800 000 to post a cash bond within 24 hours . in 1973 bank employees worked all weekend to keep striking philadelphia teachers out of jail . in 1982 amalgamated made a 200 000 loan to the striking national football league players association despite the fact that they did not even have an account at the bank . 6 products and services edit headquartered in new york city amalgamated bank has 16 branches in four nyc boroughs washington d.c. and california . 7 there is also 24 hour access through online and mobile banking . amalgamated bank offers comprehensive financial services for individuals small businesses and commercial clients . products include deposits loans investments cash management residential and commercial mortgages . checking customers have access to over 40 000 surcharge free atms across the u.s. through the allpoint network . amalgamated bank specializes in providing loans and banking services to political and advocacy groups nonprofit organizations labor unions and middle market companies . some notable clients of the bank include american federation of state county and municipal employees democratic national committee 8 democratic governors association 9 demos dc employment justice center economic policy institute international association of firefighters 10 league of conservation voters national coalition of black civil participation organizing for action presidential inauguration committee public citizen united we dream service employees international union seiu united federation of teachers corporate governance edit amalgamated bank promotes sustainable long term shareholder value by advocating sound environmental social and governance esg practices at portfolio firms . amalgamated bank adheres to and is a signatory of the un s principles for responsible investment . the bank engages in shareholder actions including but not limited to regulatory advocacy proxy voting and litigation to improve firm performance safeguard shareholder value and recover shareholder losses . amalgamated bank has a long history of shareholder activism in the 1990s the bank urged that each board be composed in majority of independent directors long before this standard became a regulated requirement in 1994 the bank fought sweatshop abuses by urging companies to adopt and monitor codes of conduct in 1997 the bank started advocating full public reporting of all corporate political contributions including soft money donations and later trade associations and 501 c 4 organizations in 2000 the bank started challenging outsized severance packages by demanding limits to golden parachutes in 2001 the bank took legal action against enron for massive accounting fraud eventually recovering billions of dollars in losses for investors in 2004 the bank pioneered shareholder resolutions requiring companies to have clawback policies in order to recover ill gotten executive pay in 2011 the bank spearheaded an initiative to urge oil companies to integrate environmental and safety performance as a condition for executives to be paid bonuses in 2013 the bank achieved the largest shareholder derivative settlement in delaware alleging failed board oversight in the wake of the hacking scandal at news corp in 2014 the bank sponsored a shareholder resolution to limit windfall golden parachutes for executives at valero energy corp. upon a change in control of the company a rare majority vote in support of tightening executive compensation standards in 2015 amalgamated announced a 137.5 million settlement of a derivative suit on behalf of shareholders in freeport mcmoran inc. the arizona based metals and mining corporation formerly known as freeport mcmoran copper & gold inc. also in 2015 the bank announced a record breaking 146.25 million settlement on behalf of shareholders in a lawsuit against duke energy corporation the largest electric power holding company in the united states . also in 2015 amalgamated announced that five major energy companies agreed to new measures that limit potential golden parachutes for executives in the event of a merger or other change of company control . corporate values edit purchasing policy edit since its founding in 1923 amalgamated bank has been dedicated to supporting american workers and the american labor movement . the bank strives to purchase as many products as possible that have been made by union workers in america . in addition the bank aims to hire union contractors for its building and construction projects and to have its outside printing produced by union printers with the union label displayed . the bank also does its best to fly on unionized airlines and stay at unionized hotels . 11 minimum wage edit in 2015 amalgamated bank announced that it would become the first bank in the nation to raise all employee wages to a minimum of 15 per hour . 12 amalgamated announced the news on the heels of the release of a study 13 by the national employment law project detailing a great discrepancy in wages in the banking industry . according to the study while full time bank tellers earn 25 800 year on average a typical bank ceo makes in the tens of millions of dollars annually after full compensation packages are included . in new york the study found that the median wage for bank tellers is 13.31 per hour leaving 39 % of new york state bank tellers enrolled in public assistance programs . amalgamated bank s ceo to worker pay ratio is 17 1 . 14 commitment to affordable housing edit throughout its history amalgamated bank has consistently funded the construction and renovation of affordable housing developments . through its affordable housing construction loan program 15 the bank will invest more than 100 million to rehabilitate and build thousands of affordable units in new york . accessibility in banking edit in an effort to open up the benefits of the banking system to all people amalgamated bank accepts 12 forms of identification for account opening including idnyc new york city s municipal identification card . access to banking in nyc has long been an issue . the nyc department of consumer affairs estimates that around 1 million adult new yorkers do not have bank accounts but instead use fringe financial services like check cashers to pay bills cash payroll checks buy money orders and conduct other financial transactions . 16 idnyc cards can be obtained by city residents at no cost and can be used at any of amalgamated bank s nyc branches across the bronx brooklyn manhattan and queens . the cards are now an acceptable form of government issued photo documentation for purposes of verifying the customer s identity when opening an account under the customer identification program cip requirements of the bank secrecy act . 17 see also edit list of banks list of banks in united states external links edit official website references edit amalgamated bank s linkedin profile . retrieved 2011 12 28 . amalgamated bank history . retrieved 2015 06 23 amalgamated ceo eager to grow nation s biggest union owned bank american banker retrieved 08 16 2013 bailout recipients propublica retrieved 2013 08 16 amalgamated bank history amalgamated bank retrieved 2015 06 23 amalgamated bank history funding universe retrieved 2013 10 21 amalgamated bank branch locations page amalgamated bank website retrieved 2015 06 23 democratic national committee to pull funds from bank of america huffington post retrieved 2013 08 16 union based bank draws democrats wall street journal retrieved 2013 08 16 bank owned by a union for unions sets its sights on washington washington post retrieved 2013 08 16 amalgamated bank s mission and values amalgamated bank website retrieved 06 23 2015 america s most union friendly bank raises minimum wage to 15 an hour buzzfeednews retrieved 2015 08 14 a 15 minimum wage for bank workers national employment law project retrieved 2015 08 14 a 15 minimum wage for bank workers amalgamated bank website retrieved 2015 08 14 trimont and amalgamated bank join forces to provide capital for affordable housing in new york city amalgamated bank website retrieved 2015 08 14 more than 825 000 adults in new york city do not have bank or credit union accounts according to new citywide study nyc department of consumer affairs website retrieved 2015 08 14 amalgamated bank joins de blasio administration to expand banking services to underserved communities amalgamated bank website retrieved 2015 08 14 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title amalgamated bank & oldid 740852821 categories banks of the united statesbanks based in new york cityservice employees international unionprivately held companies in the united stateshidden categories articles needing additional references from june 2010all articles needing additional referencesarticles lacking reliable references from october 2011all articles lacking reliable referencesnpov disputes from april 2016all 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