Banks like yours build strong communities.
Due to limited resources and insufficient funding, only a fraction of North Carolinians have access to the critical legal services they need to thrive.
As the philanthropic focus of the North Carolina State Bar, we at North Carolina Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts increase access to justice by funding high-quality legal assistance for low-income residents. By connecting lawyers and financial institutions across our state to set up interest-bearing general trust accounts, NC IOLTA has awarded more than $134 million in grants to legal-services providers since our inception in 1983.
We rely on institutions in our communities to help address the lack of access to legal representation, especially for the individuals, families and children who live in historically underserved communities. Through your financial institution’s continued support — including setting the highest interest rates possible — you are building strong, equitable communities across the state and partnering with us in pursuit of our mission of a more just North Carolina.
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Prime Partner & Benchmark Banks
Prime Partner and Benchmark Banks go above and beyond the eligibility requirements of the IOLTA rule to support the NC IOLTA program. By providing a higher interest rate on trust accounts, these banking partners enable us to increase our funding to grantees and maximize our impact on equal access to justice across North Carolina.