Sunflower to offer Bank-On accounts, target ‘unbanked’ families

DENVER — Sunflower Bank N.A. will offer a Bank-On Certified Achievement Checking Account at all its locations in Colorado, Arizona, Kansas and New Mexico. The accounts are certified by the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund’s Bank-On National Account Standards (2023-24) for having safe and affordable consumer transaction features.

According to a press statement, “Bank-On coalitions are locally led partnerships between public officials; city, state, and federal government agencies; financial institutions, and community organizations that work to help improve the financial stability of unbanked and underbanked individuals and families in their communities.”

“Access to a checking account is an important…