community involvement

"Lending a helping hand to our community
with competence and compassion."

Our Commitment

Bank of Nevada is highly committed to reinvest in the communities where we do business to ensure a brighter future for everyone. We strive both as a company and as individuals to improve the quality of life for area residents and business people. The bank is committed to helping serve the banking and credit needs of its entire community, including low- and moderate-income individuals. This is achieved through grants and initiatives, affordable housing, community development lending, investments, and our employee volunteer program.

Grants and Initiatives

Providing assistance to non-profit organizations

Bank of Nevada is actively involved with non-profit organizations in Las Vegas and Henderson, including Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas, Boy Scouts, HELP of Southern Nevada, Center for Independent Living, Henderson Allied Community Advocates, the Las Vegas Indian Center, Neighborhood Housing Services of Southern Nevada, Nevada Microenterprise Initiative (NMI), and the Nevada Minority Business Council. The Bank of Nevada Community Development Manager and several senior executives participate either as a board or committee member of these organizations, and lends support in other ways to many other nonprofits.

New Opportunities Checking

We know that life can throw us unexpected curve balls and sometimes financial mismanagement can be the result. Bank of Nevada has partnered with Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Southern Nevada to offer the New Opportunities Checking Account, designed to assist you with re-establishing and maintaining a healthy banking relationship. For more information about the New Opportunities Checking account, click here.

Federal Home Loan Grants

Bank of Nevada is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and through this partnership helps the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco carry out grant programs that help very low- to moderate-income families and individuals become homeowners. These grants include the Affordable Housing Program for renters; the Access to Housing and Economic Assistance for Development (AHEAD) program for renters, buyers and community development projects; the Individual Development and Empowerment Account (IDEA) program for buyers; and the Workforce Initiative Subsidy for Homeownership (WISH) program for buyers.

Charitable Contributions

Bank of Nevada's Charitable Contributions Programs supports 501(c)3 non-profit organizations that provide services and support in the low- or moderate-income areas.

Policies

Bank of Nevada is dedicated to providing support and assistance to our community. The primary focus of our Bank's Charitable Contributions program is directed to 501(c)3 non-profit organizations that provide services and support in the low- or moderate-income areas. Bank of Nevada primarily focuses on organizations and programs that provide:

• Affordable Housing for low- or moderate-income individuals
• Community services targeted to low- or moderate-income individuals
• Education for low-income and at-risk students
• Economic Development
• Revitalization or stabilization of low- or moderate-income areas
• Cultural and Artistic Enrichment in under served communities
• Human Services

Proposals that do not support our primary focus will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Please include all items listed in the Documentation Checklist. To obtain a copy of our CRA Documentation Checklist please click here. Submissions may be declined based on incomplete packets. Upon receipt of your complete request packet, please allow 30 days for review and funding.

Send Complete Proposal to:

Bank of Nevada
CRA/Community Development Department
2700 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone: 702-248-4200
Fax: 702-362-8917

Affordable Housing

Bank of Nevada is committed to facilitating home ownership for individuals in all segments of our community while maintaining safe and sound banking practices. Bank of Nevada developed the "Home Is Where the Heart Is" mortgage program targeted to people earning 80% or less of HUD area median income. The program offers flexible underwriting and low down payment requirements. In addition, the bank assists low- and moderate-income residents to purchase homes by providing grant funds of up to $5,000 for down payment assistance to a limited number of qualified applicants.

Community Development Lending

Our Community Lending efforts assist for-profit and not-for-profit developers of multifamily affordable housing. Through competitively priced products such as our construction-to-permanent loan product and letter of credit enhancement products, Community Lending helps to ensure that developers have a vehicle to produce affordable rental housing with sustained long-term affordability in and throughout the neighborhoods and communities where we do business.

Employee Volunteer Program - Bank Employees for a Strong Tomorrow (B.E.S.T.)

The B.E.S.T employee volunteer program was created to encourage employees to participate in philanthropic opportunities for the benefit of making our community a better place to live, work and learn. Employees have given their time, talent, and resources to various non-profit organizations by providing financial education and mentoring, participating in walks, food drives and blood drives, and being involved in other community service activities.

"When we say Community, we mean BUSINESS."

**Information provided on the pages represents current and past programs offered by Bank of Nevada. These programs may be changed or withdrawn without notice. For more information and qualification guidelines, please contact the Community Development Manager.