HUD: $193 Million Made Available to Address Youth Homelessness
Funding will support communities in developing housing focused solutions to prevent and end youth homelessness The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is making $193 million in funding available to communities nationwide to prevent and address youth homelessness. “Every American should grow up in a safe and loving home. HUD is pleased to announce…
Treasury: Launch of the Trump Accounts App and Next Steps for Trump Accounts Announced
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of the Trump Accounts app on app stores available nationwide. The Trump Accounts app will be the main interface for the most historic policy for American families in decades and is available on all major mobile app stores. “The Trump Administration is taking another…
Census Bureau: New Educational Enrollment Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released data tables examining the educational characteristics of people age 3 and over. Data are based on statistics from the 2024 School Enrollment Supplement. In 2024, 23.4% of people age 3 and over were enrolled in school. Of those age 3 and over enrolled in school: Other Highlights Nursery School and Kindergarten Enrollment…
ABA: Bankers Nationwide Mark Teach Children to Save Day
As part of Financial Literacy Month, bankers across the country are marking the ABA Foundation’s annual Teach Children to Save Day today by volunteering in classrooms and communities to help young people build essential money skills, reinforcing the banking industry’s long standing commitment to youth financial education. “Teach Children to Save Day highlights the powerful role bankers…
ABA: Foundation Offers Comments to Treasury on Updating National Financial Literacy Strategy
In a new comment letter submitted today to the U.S. Treasury, the ABA Foundation offered its perspective on updating the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy. The letter underscores the critical role banks play in advancing financial capability nationwide and offers recommendations to strengthen public private collaboration, modernize financial education and better protect consumers from fraud and…
CFPB: Updated College Banking Product Agreements & Data Available for Review
The agreements and related information presented here are a sample of the data used in the CFPB’s annual report to Congress and should not be considered comprehensive. The scope of the CFPB’s observations was limited to the agreements and other public disclosures that were published by institutions related to each award year (interested parties should…
ABA : California High School Produces Both First- & Second-Place Winners in National Lights, Camera, Save! Video Contest
The American Bankers Association Foundation has announced the national winners of the Lights, Camera, Save! teen video contest, a nationwide competition that encourages teens ages 13–18 to create a 30-second or less video educating their peers on the importance of smart money management. This year’s first place winner is Adam Costa, representing Montecito Bank & Trust in Santa Barbara,…
ABA: Foundation Highlights Major Financial Education Milestone, Launches 2026 Programs
The American Bankers Association Foundation today launched its 2026 financial education programs, encouraging banks across the country and their more than two million employees to participate in these industry-wide efforts to strengthen financial capability in communities across America. Alongside the launch of this year’s programs, the ABA Foundation is celebrating a major achievement of exceeding…
ABA: ABA Foundation and FICO Announce New Partnership Ahead of 2025 Get Smart About Credit Day
The American Bankers Association Foundation, in partnership with analytics software leader FICO and bankers across the country, will celebrate the 2025 Get Smart About Credit Day next week on Thursday, Oct. 16. Get Smart About Credit, now in its 23rd year, is a year-round campaign that kicks off annually on the third Thursday of October….
ABA: Foundation Encourages Banks to Host “Lights, Camera, Save!” Teen Video Contest
Teens compete for awards worth as much as $10,000 in this national competition sponsored by Visa The American Bankers Association Foundation is urging banks across the country to participate in its upcoming 15th annual Lights, Camera, Save! video competition that runs from Oct.1 to Nov. 30. Lights, Camera, Save! is a national contest that encourages teens to…