Greater Washington DC

is your home, it's ours too.

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Lawrence Di Rita
President, Bank of America Greater Washington DC

Bank of America invests locally to make this a great place to live, work and do business. We provide solutions for businesses; support local institutions focused on income creation, stable housing and advancing economic opportunity; and support our local arts and culture for a thriving Greater Washington DC.

Local connections in action

  • 2,370
    Local
    employees
  • 108K
    Local employee
    volunteer hours
    (since 2020)
  • $75.6M
    Philanthropic
    giving
    (since 2020)
  • 138
    Locations
    supporting clients
  • $658M
    Loans to small
    businesses*(Credit extended to businesses that generally have annual revenues of less than $5 million)
  • $5B
    Loans to
    commercial
    businesses**(Credit extended to businesses that generally have annual revenues of $5 million to $2 billion)

Key Partnerships

Supporting local businesses

Helping businesses grow is at the core of what we do. We’re proud to provide industry-leading advice, connections and tools.

  • Serving 3.4M businesses from start-up to $50M in the U.S., business owners have access to our leading products, scale and expertise.
  • We consistently rank as the No. 1 small business lender according to the FDIC.
  • In 2024, we were recognized as the Best Bank in the U.S. for Small and Midsize Enterprises by Global Finance.

Providing stable housing

Safe, affordable housing is vital to the health of our communities. We’re increasing economic mobility for families through our business and community partnerships.

  • Through our $15B Community Homeownership Commitment, we’ve provided solutions for over 50K+ families to purchase safe, affordable housing in our community since 2019.
  • Our Community Development Banking team also financed the creation of affordable housing here in Greater Washington DC.

Investing in arts and culture

We believe that investments in arts and culture help to build communities and have a positive impact on the lives of our clients and teammates.

  • We support nonprofit arts and cultural institutions around the world, including Kennedy Center, Ford's, Arena , Step Afrika, NGA, NPG here in Greater Washington DC.
  • Through Museums on Us®, we offer our cardholders free general admission to 2 local museums during the first full weekend of every month.

Working with our clients to support and finance their sustainability goals

We’re engaging clients as they map out strategies to transition toward a more secure and sustainable, low-carbon future.

  • Since 2021, we have mobilized and deployed more than $741B in sustainable finance, of which more than $404B aligns to the transition to a sustainable, clean-energy economy.
  • We procure all of our electricity from renewable sources, and more than 250 of our financial centers and more than 30% of our global real estate portfolio are Leaders in Energy and Environment (LEED) or comparable, certified.

Awards

  • One of the
    World's Most Admired
    Companies (2025)
    by
    Fortune
  • Financial Health Support -
    Banking & Payments (2024)
    Certified by
    J.D. Power
  • Top 10 most
    JUST companies (2025)
    by
    JUST Capital