User:Porkgod/Move Your Money

Move Your Money is a campaign started by Arriana Huffington and others to show how individuals could limit the power of the big banks and create a more sane, stable financial system. The idea is to "move your money out of the “Too Big To Fail” banks and into local community banks and credit unions." At the website for Move Your Money, you are able to input your zip code and obtain a list of community banks and credit unions in your area rated "B" or higher based on government data and independent bank ratings.

The campaign has been covered in over 150 media outlets. Many politicians and celebrities like Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Bill Maher, Michael Moore and Alan Cumming have endorsed the idea. The viral campaign was kicked off with a Move Your Money short film created by documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, which used the classic film It's a Wonderful Life as an analogy for modern predatory banking.

To date, an estimated 4 million Americans have moved their money.