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For Immediate Release
October 3, 2002
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AMERICA’S COMMUNITY BANKERS APPLAUDS
NEW INITIATIVES ON FINANCIAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s Community Bankers applauds today’s announcement by Secretary O’ Neill and Secretary Paige that makes a $250,000 grant to the JumpStart Coalition and offers an informative white paper designed to identify different options to incorporate financial education into our nations schools.
“ACB is delighted that the Administration has made such a strong and public commitment to improving the financial education of young Americans,” said Diane M. Casey, president and CEO of America’s Community Bankers. Casey noted that as an active member of the JumpStart Coalition, ACB has made financial literacy a top priority and recently launched Money Rules, a nationwide campaign by community bankers to enhance the financial literacy of all Americans.
“Community bankers across the country are already finding a number of innovative ways to share their financial knowledge to help students better understand the basics of creating a budget, learning how to save and even balancing a check book,” said Casey. “The JumpStart Coalition is serving a critical role as a national resource to identify financial education programs that work and integrating those programs into school curricula,” Casey added.
Copies of the first in a series of Money Rules brochures and bookmarks are available by calling 1-888-872-0568. They are available in English and Spanish.
America’s Community Bankers is the national trade association committed to shaping the future of
banking by being the innovative industry leader strengthening the competitive position of
community banks. To learn more about ACB, visit
www.AmericasCommunityBankers.com.
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