This year has been crazy to say the least. I actually first realized the tall guy in a pink hoodie was Tim Shwartz after combing through hours of footage I’ve accrued traveling from DAPL protests. Eventually, we met and a conversation led to us teaming up on filming a Chase bank exit.
What exactly is a bank exit? Well, thousands of people across the country have been closing their accounts with Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, BNP Paribas, SunTrust, and U.S. Bancorp to name the biggest ones because they all fund private prisons and invest heavily in dirty energy like DAPL. By extending revolving credit to these companies, underwriting their bonds, and providing them with term loans, we are allowing the banks use their capital power to invest in policies of mass incarceration that has devastated families and communities largely of color and allow pipelines like DAPL to develop.
On May 5th 2017 on an unbearable rainy and cold Cinco De Mayo day, we met up with fellow activists from all over the country under the J-train at Broadway in Williamsburg facing the Chase Bank we would soon demonstrate.
The banks are enabling these companies to profit off the criminal justice system. If these companies didn’t have access to revolving credit, it would become much harder for them to finance their businesses so if you have a bank account with any of the aforementioned you can simply close your bank account and move to a credit union or you can contact Tim Shwartz and have him film your bank exit on his active Facebook page and show the world you will not be complicit in the corruption of big banks!
Another great resource is Defund DAPL, who state “Our financial system is outdated. At its heart lies a blind devotion to short-term profit at all costs. If we are to turn the tides on Climate Change and Social Inequality we must change our money system. We can start this transformation by moving all our money out of institutions funding projects like DAPL. This is the start of a movement, will you join us till every last dollar is in service of the People and the Planet?” On their site here, they explore other options for clean money.
Here are names of CEOs and other bank executives involved in these decisions—along with their phone numbers and email addresses. The first 17 banks (*) are directly funding projects like the Dakota Access pipeline.
Wells Fargo* CEO Timothy J. Sloan timothy.j.sloan@wellsfargo.com BoardCommunications@wellsfargo.co m 866-249-3302 Corporate Office: |
BNP Paribas* CEO Jean-Laurent Bonnafe Corporate Office: U.S. Office: |
SunTrust* CEO William H. Rodgers Jr. Corporate Office: Chief Communications Officer: Sue Mallino |
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ* Chairman Nobuyuki Hirano Corporate Office: U.S. Office: |
Mizuho Bank* President and CEO Nobuhide Hayashi Corporate Office: U.S. Office: |
Citibank (CitiGroup)* CEO Michael Corbat Michael.L.Corbat@citi.com 212-793-1201 Corporate Office: |
Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) CEO and President Brian J. Porter Corporate Office: Toronto, Ontario Canada M5H 1H1 416-866-6161 email@scotiabank.com U.S. Office: |
TD Securities* Chairman, CEO, and President Bob Dorrance Corporate Office: Investment Banking: 416-307-8500 Equity Research: 416-307-9360 Trading Floor Enquiries: 416-944-6978 |
ING Bank* CEO and Executive Board Chairman Ralph A.J.G Hamers Wholesale Banking, Operations & IT, Sustainability, Corporate Governance: Carolien van der Giessen carolien.van.der.giessen@ing.com 31-20-576-63-86 Head of Media Relations: Raymond Vermuelen raymond.vermeulen@ing.com 31-20-576-63-69 |
212-225-5000 |
U.S. Office: |
Corporate Office: Amsterdamse Poort Bijlmerplein 888 1102 MG Amsterdam The Netherlands 31-20-5639111 Mailing Address: ING Bank N.V. U.S. Office: |
Intesa SanPaolo* CEO Carlo Messina Corporate Office: Piazza San Carlo, 156 10121 Torino, Italy 39-011-555-1 Corporate Social Responsibility Unit: 39-02-8796-3435 CSR@intesasanpaolo.com sostenibilita.ambientale@intesasanpa olo.com |
Credit Agricole* CEO Jean-Paul Chifflet Office: U.S. Office: |
Natixis* CEO Pierre Servant Corporate Office: U.S. Office: |
BayernLB* CEO Johannes-Jorg Riegler Corporate Office: Brienner Straße 18 80333 Munich 49-89-2171-27176 |
Societe General* CEO Frederic Oudea https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederic oudea Corporate Office: U.S. Office: |
ICBC London* CEO and Managing Director Jin Chen Corporate Office: U.S. Office: |
New York City, NY 10167 212-278-6000 |
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BBVA Securities* CEO Carlos Torres Villa Executive Chairman Francisco Gonzalez Rodriguez Corporate Office: Calle Azul, 4 |
SMBC Nikko Securities* President and CEO Yoshihiko Shimizu Corporate Office: |
DNB Capital* U.S. office: |
Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Ross McEwan ross.mcewan@rbs.co.uk Director of Media Relations: Chris Turner 44-20-7672-4515 Corporate Office: Gogarburn U.S. Office: |
ABN Amro Capital Chairman of the Board Gerrit Zalm Corporate Office: 1082 PP Amsterdam The Netherlands 31-10-241-17-23 U.S. Office: |
JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon jamie.dimon@jpmchase.com 212-270-1111 Corporate Contacts: Jennifer Lavoie jennifer.h.lavoie@jpmchase.com Brian Marchiony brian.j.marchiony@jpmorgan.com Corporate Office: |
Citizens Bank Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun Head of Media Relations: Peter Lucht Peter.Lucht@citizensbank.com 781-655-2289 Consumer Lending, Business Banking, Wealth Management, Corporate: Lauren DiGeronimo Lauren.Digeronimo@citizensbank.co m 781-471-1454 Corporate Office: 1 Citizens Plaza |
Comerica Bank Chairman and CEO Ralph W. Babb Jr. Investor Relations: 214-462-6831 Corporate Contacts: Wendy Bridges wwbridges@comerica.com 214-462-4443 Wayne Mielke wjmielke@comerica.com 214-462-4463 Corporate Office: Comerica Bank Tower |
U.S. Bank Chairman and CEO Richard K. Davis richard.davis@usbank.com Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications Dana Ripley dana.ripley@usbank.com 612-303-3167 Brand, Corporate Social Responsibility, Sponsorships: Corporate Office: U.S. Bancorp Center |
Providence, RI 02903 401-456-7000 |
1717 Main Street Dallas, TX 75201 800-521-1190 |
800 Nicollet Mall |
PNC Bank Chairman, President, and CEO William S. Demchak Media Relations: Investor Relations: Corporate Office: |
Barclays Chairman John McFarlane john.mcfarlane@barclays.com CEO Jes Staley Corporate Office: U.S. Office: Press Office: |
HSBC Bank Chairman Douglas Flint Group Chief Executive Stuart Gulliver managingdirectoruk@hsbc.com Corporate Address: U.S. Office: Head of Media Relations, HSBC USA: Rob Sherman |
Bank of America President, CEO, and Chairman Brian Moynihan brian.t.moynihan@bankofamerica.co m Executive Relations, Office of the CEO: Matthew Task Corporate Office: 100 N Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28255 |
Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan Corporate Contact: Renee Calabro renee.calabro@db.com 212-250-5525 Corporate Address: Germany 49-69-910-00 U.S. Office: Deutsche Bank AG 60 Wall Street |
Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam Suisse Banking Ombudsman: Bahnhofplatz 9 Corporate Office: Uetlibergstrasse 231 U.S. Office: |
212-250-7171 |
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DNB Capital/ASA CEO Rune Bjerke https://www.linkedin.com/in/rune- bjerke-04714639 Chairwoman of the Board Anne Carine Tanum Executive Vice President Communications Even Westerveld 47-400-16-744 Corporate Address: Dronning Eufemias Gate 30 0191 Oslo, Norway |
Sumitomo Mitsui Bank President and CEO Takeshi Kunibe Corporate Office: U.S. Office: |
Royal Bank of Canada CEO David I. McKay CEO and Board Communications: Paul French paul.french@rbc.com 416-974-3718 Corporate Media Relations: Catherine Hudon catherine.hudon@rbc.com 416-974-5506 Corporate Address: |
UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergiop ermotti Head Group External Communications: Chief Communication Officer- Americas: Corporate Office: Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8098 8001 Zurich, Switzerland 41-44-234-11-11 U.S. Office: |
Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd C. Blankfein lloyd.blankfein@gs.com 917-743-0939 and 212-902-0593 Media Contacts Americas: 212-902-5400 Corporate Address: Goldman, Sachs & Co. 200 West Street |
Morgan Stanley CEO James P. Gorman jgorman@morganstanley.com 212-761-4000 Corporate Office: Morgan Stanley 1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036 212-761-4000 |
1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 212-713-2000 |
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Origin Bank (formerly Community Trust) Chairman, President, and CEO Drake Mills https://www.linkedin.com/in/drake- mills-554a3a20 www.ctbonline.com 318-768-3048 Corporate Office: 3921 Elm St. Choudrant, LA 71227 |