Federal Reserve: College Fed Challenge Winners Announced
Rutgers University won the 13th annual national College Fed Challenge on Thursday, a competition that encourages students to learn about the U.S. economy, monetary policymaking, and the role of the Federal Reserve System. The team, from New Brunswick, N.J., represented the New York Federal Reserve District and included Karn Dalal, Ali Haider Ismail, Andrew Lee,…
ABA: National Judges Set to Select 2016-2017 Saving Star
Lights, Camera, Save! Video Contest Accepting Entries through Dec. 1 WASHINGTON – The American Bankers Association Foundation has announced its Lights, Camera, Save! national judging panel, along with the list of 118 participating banks, who will hold 139 contests in 47 states and the District of Columbia through Dec. 1. Contest winners will be announced during…
FDIC: Meeting Announced of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced that it will hold a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Community Banking on Thursday, November 3. Senior staff will discuss and provide updates on the FDIC’s Community Banking Initiative, efforts to support de novo formations and to develop the next generation of bankers, and FDIC assessment rates. There…
CFPB: Join the 2017 Your Money, Your Goals Cohort
We are recruiting organizations to participate in the 2017 Your Money, Your Goals Cohort and we’d like to encourage you to get involved! We are looking for approximately 30 organizations from around the country who are interested in using the Your Money, Your Goals toolkit to help build the financial capability of the people they serve. We are interested in…
ABA: Bankers Celebrate Get Smart About Credit Day, Promote Financial Literacy
Bankers visit classrooms across the country on Oct. 20 to teach credit education WASHINGTON — Bankers across the country are celebrating the American Bankers Association Foundation’s Get Smart About Credit Day today by visiting high school classrooms to teach teens how to use credit effectively. Get Smart About Credit Day, celebrated annually on the third Thursday of…
FDIC: Youth Savings Pilot Symposium Announced
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced that it will hold a symposium on fostering youth savings on Friday, October 21, 2016. The symposium, “Learning to Save – Saving to Learn,” will bring together representatives from nearly 20 banks participating in the FDIC’s Youth Savings Pilot program, as well as non-profit and school partners….
ABA: Foundation Accepting Entries for Lights, Camera, Save! Video Contest
Local banks sponsor teen competition WASHINGTON — Banks nationwide are now accepting entries as a part of the American Bankers Association Foundation’s annual Lights, Camera, Save! video contest. Lights, Camera, Save! is a national contest that encourages teens to use video to communicate the value of sound money management. Through Lights, Camera, Save!, teen participants will create…
FDIC: 16th Annual Bank Research Conference Held in Arlington, Virginia
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Journal for Financial Services Research will sponsor the 16th Annual Bank Research Conference September 8-9, 2016. The conference features a presentation of papers and keynote addresses by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg and Professor Douglas Diamond of the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Chairman Gruenberg will…
ABA: Foundation Seeking Hosts for 7th Annual Lights, Camera, Save! Video Contest
Local banks urged to sponsor teen competition WASHINGTON — The American Bankers Association Foundation is urging local banks to participate in its Lights, Camera, Save! video contest. Lights, Camera, Save! is a national contest that encourages teens to use video to communicate the value of sound money management. Through Lights, Camera, Save!, teen participants will create a…