Bank Community Engagement: A personal story points to the need for homeownership education
New tools from ABA aim to help banks educate consumers on the home-buying process.
Financial Education
Survey: Most high school students want to know more about financial management
Most high school students say they want to learn more about financial matters, according to a new survey by the...
Podcast: Tackling big goals for Financial Literacy Month
For Financial Literacy Month in April, the ABA Banking Journal Podcast features a conversation on how banks are engaging their...
FDIC unveils updated financial inclusion strategic plan
The FDIC has released an updated financial inclusion strategic plan that calls on the agency to take steps to encourage...
Educating bank clients from 7 to 70
Understanding how to budget, save, invest, access credit, think about debt, pay taxes and read paychecks is critical to functioning...
ABA, U.S. Postal Inspection Service launch effort to combat check fraud
ABA and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced a new joint initiative to combat the rapid rise in check fraud.
Treasury Department seeks public comment on financial inclusion strategy
The Treasury Department is seeking public comment to inform the development of a national strategy for financial inclusion.
ABA Foundation: Bankers reach 1.2 million people with financial education programs
The ABA Foundation announced this week that roughly 33,000 bank volunteers from 800 banks have reached more than 1.2 million...
Webster Bank finds Americans concerned about financial literacy
Fewer than four in 10 Americans adults across all age groups feel that they have the knowledge they need to...
FDIC launches campaign to promote deposit insurance
The FDIC launched a consumer campaign to increase public awareness of deposit insurance, titled “Know Your Risk. Protect Your Money.”...
