“I think you could say this is the next big 'bank transfer' event that's coming the way of credit unions and small banks and we've already talked to some small banks in Chicago and they continue to get new accounts,” said Goehl, who said he expects to fly to San Francisco and Charlotte for the protests.

Goehl said also there seems “to be a story about how in conjunction with increased shareholder activism around big bank meetings. There are efforts to engage many more in moving their money and a very likely place for that money to be moved will be credit unions.”

Asked about the group's ties with the Occupy movement, which over the last year has been vocal in supporting credit unions, Goehl said National People's Action has no direct ties to Occupy. He characterized Occupy as remaining a loose-knit organization whose next project is a May 1 general strike with unions taking part in the event.

Ilana Berger, co-director of New Bottom Line in New York, said her group does actively advocate for government and large institutions to move funds to credit unions and community banks and out of the mega banks “that refuse to be held accountable for their roles in the financial crisis.”