Banking on Us

Netflix’s New Series Featuring HOPE Members

Netflix is releasing a new video series, Banking on Us! This 3-part series unpacks the systemic barriers facing Black families and business owners to building wealth and features the steps taken by HOPE members to overcome those obstacles. 

In June 2020, Netflix made a $10 million Transformational Deposit in Hope Credit Union as one of the first investments in a $100 million commitment to build economic opportunity in Black communities. The investment in HOPE, among the first made by Netflix in Black owned financial institutions through the initiative, is supporting the financing of more than 2,500 entrepreneurs, homebuyers and consumers of color.

Dominique Lumpkin, HOPE Member Owner, shared her story after HOPE provided the pathway to homeownership “To be a homeowner and a person of color, it’s the first step in generational wealth. It’s one of the greatest accomplishments I’ve ever made.” Another Member, Colby Midget of Premier Flowers, reflected on her experience as a Black woman business owner “at one point we were closed due to COVID, due to the pandemic, and HOPE helped us to stay in business. Black women entrepreneurship, it means freedom.”

You can watch the all three episodes here, but be sure to check it out on Netflix and share the series with your friends.