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Texas Appleseed Highlights Improvements in CU, Bank Offerings to Spanish-Speaking Immigrants

A recently released Texas Appleseed report documented the improvement in the range of products and services offered by Texas banks and credit unions to attract unbanked Spanish-speaking immigrants to mainstream banking over the past two years.

By Sarah Snell Cooke | Updated on October 17, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas — A recently released Texas Appleseed report documented the improvement in the range of products and services offered by Texas banks and credit unions to attract unbanked Spanish-speaking immigrants to mainstream banking over the past two years.

For instance, 27 of the 32 institutions surveyed accepted the matricula consular card for account openings. The matricula card, Mexican-government issued identification, has been controversial and has been criticized as too easy to counterfeit.

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