ABA Foundation announces Lights, Camera, Save! video contest winners
Ohio student Brodie Bosworth won the first-place grand prize of $5,000 in the ABA Foundation’s Lights, Camera, Save! video contest, the foundation announced today.
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ABA Foundation celebrates 25 years of Teach Children to Save
The ABA Foundation today observes Teach Children to Save Day in connection with its flagship financial education program, Teach Children to Save.
Podcast: The economic realities underneath every ordinary decision
It’s National Financial Literacy Month, but on the latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast, the Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Hennessey digs into the literacy that undergirds financial literacy: the basics of economic decision-making, from prices and markets to preferences and specialization.
Public voting opens today at 9 a.m. EDT for Lights, Camera, Save! social media contest
The ABA Foundation today kicked off its Lights, Camera, Save! Social media contest on the ABA Instagram page, where the public can now vote for their favorite video entry submitted by teens from across the country.
Survey Shows Some Improvement in Mandatory Financial Education
The latest biennial Survey of the States from the Council for Economic Education revealed some progress in personal finance education in public schools, but no growth in required economic education.
FFIEC Updates its BSA/AML Exam Manual
FFIEC released a new section and updates to three sections of its Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering examination manual
Groups Update and Unify Standards for Teaching Personal Finance in K-12 Schools
To provide educators with a unified set of national standards to teach personal finance in K-12 schools, the Council for Economic Education and the JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy jointly released a new benchmarking document.
Bankers Nationwide Observe Get Smart About Credit Day
Bankers across the country will bring financial education to teens and young adults nationwide this year as part of the American Bankers Association’s Get Smart About Credit initiative, which is sponsored by Ally Financial, Citi, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo.
FTC: Fraud Cost Older Americans More Than $600 Million in Losses in 2020
The Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network took in more than 334,000 fraud reports filed by Americans age 60 or older, with reported losses of more than $600 million, the commission reported in its annual report to Congress on protecting older consumers.
ABA Honors Six Banks With Brand Slam Marketing Awards
The American Bankers Association honored six banks today with its Brand Slam awards for bank marketing, judged by a panel of 73 Certified Financial Marketing Professional volunteers.