DEI Resources for the Financial Industry
Resources, events, and partnerships to help you reach Washington's communities.
You Play A Key Role
Washington's financial industry plays a key role in increasing financial well-being and closing wealth gaps. Some of these efforts include:
- Increasing diversity in the workforce and leadership
- Working with communities to address wealth disparities
- Improving language access for immigrant and refugee communities
Learn More
- Why Invest in Wealth Equity?
There are many reasons to invest in under-resourced communities - DEI Self-Assessment for Financial Institutions
Find tools and resources to strengthen your DEI efforts. - Upcoming DEI Events
Join our upcoming Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion events.
DEI Presentations
DFI’s DEI Director is available to present for your financial institution or at upcoming events. Presentations cover topics like:
- DEI initiatives
- The wealth gap
- Community feedback
- Financial institution models for DEI
Email erin.klika@dfi.wa.gov for more information.
Share Your DEI Efforts
- Are you doing something new and innovative?
- Are you training staff to grow connections with customers and members?
- Do you have a product to better meet the needs of our communities?
- We encourage financial services to share what’s working and to learn together with the community, industry, and government.
How We Can Support You
- Do you have questions about risk and compliance?
- We may be able to connect you with government programs that fund projects aimed at closing the wealth gap.
- We care about serving everyone who calls Washington home and will work with you to meet regulatory requirements under DFI.
Connect with us today to see how we can support you in serving Washington's communities.
Contact Us
Connect with our DEI Director, Erin Klika, at
erin.klika@dfi.wa.gov