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Representative switches banks after Huffington Post report

Posted by LegiStorm on Jan. 26, 2010

A Huffington Post effort to get people to take money out of bailed-out banks and into local community institutions has gained at least one follower in Congress.

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) announced Monday she'd be moving her accounts from Bank of America to her local Devon Bank. The move came after the Huffington Post analyzed the personal financial disclosures of most members of Congress to find out where they banked. According to their findings, at least 53 senators and 104 representatives use one of the U.S.'s six largest banks.

The Huffington Post has compiled all the data on where lawmakers bank in a set of two spreadsheets: one for House members and another for Senate members.

You can see the original personal financial disclosures for all members on LegiStorm, and read more about the "Move Your Money" campaign here.