WASHINGTON — The American Bankers Association Foundation is calling for banker volunteers for its annual Get Smart About Credit program, an initiative designed to teach teens and young adults how to use credit effectively.
Bankers will celebrate Get Smart About Credit Day on Oct. 20 and throughout the month by visiting classrooms across the country to present lessons on important financial obstacles facing young adults, including paying for college, building good credit habits, managing money and protecting their identity.
“I believe it’s important for us, as an industry, to leverage our own financial knowledge to teach todays’ teens about the importance of credit and how to use it wisely,” said Rob Nichols, ABA president and CEO. “The Get Smart About Credit program provides participating bankers with all the resources they need to get students thinking critically about their financial futures.”
This is the 13th year bankers have celebrated Get Smart About Credit, which will be sponsored by Citi, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank who’s support makes possible the development of free materials for all participating banks.
The ABA Foundation is offering a free informational webinar on Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. ET for interested bankers and will provide registrants with real-time customer support and program materials.
Bankers interested in participating in the program can sign up online at www.aba.com/GetSmart. Registered banks will be featured on a list of participating banks on the ABA Foundation’s website and in press materials. Since 1997, the ABA Foundation’s financial education programs have reached over 7.6 million young people with the help of more than 225,000 banker volunteers.