
Filling the financial knowledge gap
From in-school branches to new partnerships, how community banks are rewriting the script on financial education in schools.
From in-school branches to new partnerships, how community banks are rewriting the script on financial education in schools.
Charitable giving campaigns can increase product adoption, maximize digital usage and strengthen quality relationships with customers.
For U.S. businesses, lagging indicators may be at odds with leading indicators like business sentiment. “The headlines we see in the market can sometimes be inconsistent with what we see on the ground,” says Stephen Philipson, head of commercial products at U.S. Bank.
“Technology and innovation are who we are, and we are fortunate to have successful women…
After spending more than a quarter century in de novo commercial banks, Dave Hanrahan made a career move to a mutual savings bank, and he hasn’t looked back.
In a national moment of increasing demand for financial education, banks are in a unique position to inform and inspire.
While many larger banks have created “chief diversity officer” roles over the past several years, that role has been more of a rarity at smaller banks. Until now.
The FDIC today said it has partnered with the nonprofit Operation Hope to promote financial education to minority and women-owned businesses. Through the partnership, Operation Hope will use the FDIC’s Money Smart financial education resources to help teach how to do business with the agency.
Banks are embracing concert, athletic and other major event sponsorships to develop personal connections with communities.
The latest episode of the ABA Banking Journal Podcast continues a pre-Thanksgiving tradition by interviewing the winners of ABA’s 2021 Community Commitment Awards. These stories present the perfect inspiration as we prepare for the season of thanks and giving.