In conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins September 15, Solera National Bank will give Mile High United Way $50 for every account opened during the month of September.

When customers open an account with the brand new bank, located in Lakewood at the intersection of Sheridan and Alameda, they have a choice of designating the donation to one of three non-profit organizations: Mile High United Way, Latin American Education Foundation or Summer Scholars.  Solera will allow customers opening the accounts to pick the organization to which they would like the donation to go.  If the customer does not choose, Solera will choose for them.

Funds will be designated to Mile High United Way’s IDA program, matched savings accounts that enable hardworking Coloradans to save money for post-secondary education, a down payment on a home or starting a small business. 

Hispanic Heritage Month commemorates the following historically significant dates in the month of September:  September 15, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico declared its independence on September 16, and Chile on September 18.

“We seek to set the standard for community banking and serve the Hispanic community by providing financial education and leadership,” said Paul M. Ferguson, Solera’s President and CEO. “We seek to close the minority achievement gap.”