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Financial Literacy Month: April 2012

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Allstate Foundation* BancorpSouth* BBVA Compass* Citizens Bank* Fifth Third Bancorp* PNC* Union Bank Wells Fargo*

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Capital One SunTrust

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Comerica SunTrust

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BancorpSouth Citizens Bank Comerica SunTrust

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BancorpSouth Comerica SunTrust Union Bank

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SunTrust

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Allstate Foundation BB&T Citigroup* Comerica SunTrust

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Comerica

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BancorpSouth SunTrust US Bancorp Visa

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BancorpSouth Bank of the West SunTrust US Bancorp

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Fidelity SunTrust

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Comerica First Horizon

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Citizens Bank SunTrust

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Allstate Comerica Fidelity Genworth Hartford, The SunTrust US Bancorp

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BancorpSouth Fidelity HSBC SunTrust

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BancorpSouth Comerica Fidelity SunTrust

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BancorpSouth Citizens Bank Fidelity

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Ally* BancorpSouth Comerica HSBC* Principal* SunTrust Union Bank Visa*

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Ally Bank of the West Citizens Bank Fidelity Visa

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BancorpSouth Bank of the West Comerica Fidelity Fifth Third Bancorp First Horizon Key Bank SunTrust US Bancorp

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BancorpSouth Bank of the West Citizens Bank Comerica Fidelity Key Bank SunTrust US Bancorp

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Bank of the West Citizens Bank Comerica Fidelity Lincoln Financial SunTrust Visa

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Bank of the West Comerica Fidelity US Bancorp Visa

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Citizens Bank Comerica

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Citizens Bank Fidelity SunTrust Toyota Financial * Project running for multiple days. Please refer to project description for the time period of each project.

Financial Literacy Month Events


April 1-30, 2012 Allstate Foundation: Allstate Foundation Financial Literacy Month 30-Day Challenge The Allstate Foundation and its national partner, National Network to End Domestic Violence, will launch a new, monthlong initiative in April challenging its followers on Facebook and Twitter to a 30-day financial fitness challenge. They will be providing tips, insights and ideas on how to cut, reduce or eliminate unnecessary expenses and save money. Follow them at: www.facebook.com/ClickToEmpower or www.twitter.com/ClickToEmpower.

April 119, 2012, Humboldt, Tennessee, 9:00 am 2:00 pm BancorpSouth: Teach Children to Save Bancorp South will host classes on different days teaching children lessons from how to cut out unnecessary spending to fraud prevention techniques.

April 1-30, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Texas BBVA Compass: Teach Children to Save and Get Smart About Credit BBVA employee volunteers will be delivering Teach Children to Save to K-2nd graders and offering the FDICs Money Smart classes through its branch network.

April 1-30, 2012, Massachusetts Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Family College Access Program The Family College Access Program provides financial incentives (through matched savings accounts and other awards) and information (through Savings Circle educational sessions) to low-income families to give them the skills to guide their children to higher education.

April 1-30, 2012, Massachusetts Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Interise Streetwise MBA program Interise will implement its Streetwise MBA Program to 75 new small employers in Boston, New Bedford, Fall River, Worcester and the Greater Merrimack Valley. The program includes small business executive training, peer-to-peer learning, coaching and networking.

April 1-30, 2012, Massachusetts Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership's Project Genesis Project Genesis is a comprehensive series of training consisting of 10 hours of instruction on such topics as the mortgage application process, legal issues, home inspections, credit, budgeting, responsible ownership, insurance and other related topics.

April 1-30, 2012, Pennsylvania Citizens Bank Young Adult Money Smart The Fulton Robert School and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are working together to bring all eight modules of the Young Adult Money Smart program to 11th and 12th grade students.

April 1- 30, 2012, Pennsylvania, 11 am 12 pm ; 4 pm 5 pm Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Financial Education at South Philadelphia High School In partnership with Pennsylvania State Senator Farneses office, Citizens branch colleagues will conduct financial education workshops for high school students and individuals returning to school for their high school diplomas.

April 1- 30, 2012, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Urban Affairs Coalition Workshops Working with the Urban Affairs Coalition in Philadelphia, Citizens colleagues will host financial education workshops at various organizations around the Greater Philadelphia area.

April 1- 30, 2012 Fifth Third Bancorp: Fifth Third Financial Empowerment Mobile Tours In a year-long initiative, Fifth Third Bancorp has two 40-foot retrofitted city buses equipped with Internet technology, known as Financial Empowerment Mobiles. These Financial Empowerment Mobiles travel to underserved communities providing financial education. Schedules for eBus 1 and eBus 2 are available at www.53.com/financial-empowerment.

April 1- 30, 2012 Fifth Third Bancorp: Fifth Third Financial Empowerment Mobile Tours In conjunction with its sponsorship of Dave Ramseys Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum, the Bank conducts Financial Empowerment Day presentations to students explaining how banks work, products and services available, and the importance of financial education.

April 1- 30, 2012 Fifth Third Bancorp: Young Bankers Club Sessions During April, Fifth Third bankers will enter fifth-grade classrooms throughout the Companys 12-state footprint to teach money basics, including the importance of saving and education. The curriculum is 10-12 weeks and includes a field trip to a Fifth Third Bank operations or financial center.

April 1 30, 2012 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc: PNC Financial Education for Young Children A two-year initiative in financial education engages families, nonprofit organizations and communities in childrens learning. The activities across 42 PNC markets provide an early start to smart money management and introduce children to the concepts of spending, sharing and saving. April programs utilize employee volunteerism and include hands-on activities, play-acting, book readings, and teacher professional development.

April 1 - 30, 2012, Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Brawley and Oceanside, California Union Bank and Junior Achievement Partner with Boys & Girls Clubs In San Diego and surrounding areas, Union Bank instructors are teaching financial literacy to students of several Boys & Girls clubs, including Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Brawley and Oceanside, utilizing the FDIC MoneySmart and Junior Achievement curriculums.

April 1 - 30, 2012, Hollywood, Simi Valley, Watts/Willowbrook and Challengers, California Union Bank and Operation Hope Partner with Boys & Girls Clubs Union Bank and Operation HOPE are again partnering to teach the students of Boys & Girls clubs the basics of banking through the Banking on Our Future youth empowerment financial literacy program. During 2011, programs were completed with four Boys & Girls clubs Hollywood, Simi Valley, Watts/Willowbrook and Challengers. See video link previously submitted: http://connect.robinlewin.com/clients/union_bank/videos/03_22_12/ UB_FINANCIAL_LITERACY_SD_MASTER_MEDIUM.wmv

April 1- 30, 2012 Wells Fargo: Teach Children to Save Day/Hands on Banking classes Wells Fargo volunteers will visit classrooms and community groups around the country to deliver Hands on Banking financial education classes as part of the banks annual participation in National Financial Literacy Month and the American Bankers Associations Teach Children to Save Day (April 24). Wells Fargo devotes all of April to Teach Children to Save Day to encourage its volunteers year-round financial education efforts. The bank will also offer financial literacy tips throughout April on its Twitter page.

April 2, 2012, 9:00 am Capital One: Launch of Bank It Elementary Curriculum Capital One and Search Institute will launch Bank It Elementary, a free online financial education resource geared for children in grades 3-6 and their parents. The program empowers families to explore and talk about budgets, goals and strategies for making financial choices that count. Visit BankIt.com for an interactive financial literacy learning experience.

April 2, 2012, Florida SunTrust: Children First FDIC Money Smart Utilizing the FDIC Money Smart module, "Financial Recovery/To Your Credit, teammates will facilitate a financial literacy session. Their Family First initiative provides family strengthening programs to further enhance the stability of the families supported by the organization.

April 3, 2012, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, 10:00 am Comerica: Youth Savings Program Students will be able to open savings accounts and make deposits into their savings account in their in-school bank. Each student will record his/her transactions in their savings record, and will receive a quarterly statement.

April 3, 2012, West Virginia SunTrust: Goodwill Reality Check SunTrust employees will assist teens with different life stations which are part of Goodwill Reality Checks program. Stations include federal and state taxes, school loans, utility bills, child care, rent or mortgage payments, insurance, or other life expenses. Teens are then asked to choose a career path and marital status. Based on their decisions they are given a paycheck and visit the multiple stations to pay bills for the month. The goal is for each student to make it to the end of the "month" with money left over.

April 4, 2012, Longview, Texas, 8:30 am BancorpSouth: Junior Achievement There will be a youth education program.

April 4, 2012, Connecticut, 8:30 am Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Credit for Life Fair This financial-themed event, which is sponsored in part by Citizens Bank and designed to teach teens the basics about saving, spending, borrowing and independent living. Prior to attending the Fair, students choose their future careers and are assigned salaries, which they must live within the day of the event. As students make everyday spending decisions at booths such as housing, phone, transportation, food and more, they learn first-hand just how expensive it is to live on their own out in the real world.

April 4, 2012, Austin, Texas, 6:00 pm Comerica: Goodwill Financial Literacy Program Monthly financial literacy seminar offered to those individuals seeking assistance from Goodwill.

April 4, 2012, Sarasota, Florida SunTrust: Salvation Armys Life Skills In partnership with the Salvation Army's Life Skills for Recovering Addicts & 10 week residential program, weekly sessions are facilitated utilizing the FDIC Money Smart curriculum. These sessions are designed to help low and moderate income individuals enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships.

April 4, 2012 SunTrust: JA Girl$ at the Bridge of NE Florida Financial Education session led by our Diversity Womens Affinity Team and utilizing Junior Achievement curriculum.

April 5, 2012, Longview, Texas, 8:30 am BancorpSouth: Junior Achievement There will be a youth education program.

April 5, 2012, Springfield, Missouri, 1:00 pm- 1:45 pm BancorpSouth: Our Family First graders at Mark Twain Elementary will be taught lessons about how they are part of their own family and a community family. These lessons will stress the difference between needs and wants of individuals within their family, why saving money is important, and how to count money.

April 5, 2012, Houston, Texas, 9:00 am- 11:00 am Comerica: Golfcrest Elementary In-School Bank Day Comerica partners with Golfcrest Elementary to operate the Comerica Youth Savings Program.

April 5, 2012, West Virginia SunTrust: Dollars and Sense FDIC Money Smart This event teaches High School students about money management.

April 5, 2012, Los Angeles, California Union Bank: Teaching Financial Literacy at Avance Schools, Inc. Union Banks Los Angeles Main branch team taught a financial literacy class to a group of nearly 30 graduating high school students from Avance Schools, Inc., an independent public school funded by the California Department of Education that focuses on preparing students for college life. The class was part of a full day session that included a tour of the branch and an opportunity for the students to open accounts. Executive Vice President Leticia Aguilar, regional executive for Los Angeles and Central California, also addressed the class.

April 7, 2012, West Virginia SunTrust: Financial Education FDIC Money Smart Managing Your Credit.

April 9, 2012 Allstate Foundation: Allstate Foundation and Junior Achievement Release Results of the 2012 Poll on Teen Personal Finance The Allstate Foundation and Junior Achievement are releasing The 2012 Poll on Teen Personal Finance, which gauges the personal financial awareness of teens across the country. For the results of the Poll please go www.ja.org and compare your ideas to those of students across the country.

April 9, 2012, Howard County, MD BB&T Bank Bus Rolls In! The BB&T Bank Bus will be at the Howard County Housing Fair on April 14. The community is invited to step onboard the bus to take advantage of all of BB&T's financial resources. To view the posting, go to: http:// www.howardcountyhousing.com/2012/04/bbt-bank-bus/. The bus offers information and resources covering a variety of areas including: Online Banking & Bill Pay, Online Account Opening, Online Credit 101 Classes, Money Smart Training Program, and FICO Score Education.

April 9 13, 2012, New York, New York Citigroup: Ensuring Consumers Financial Success through Innovation and Technology To celebrate Financial Literacy Week (April 9-13), the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) is partnering with the New York Stock Exchange Euronext to host a distinguished panel event, Ensuring Consumers' Financial Success through Innovation and Technology. CFSIs Kimberly Gartner, Vice President of Advisory Services and Citi Foundation President and CEO Pam Flaherty will ring the closing bell after the panel.

April 9, 2012, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, 11:00 am Comerica: - Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy Financial Literacy Day Students will attend a financial literacy class that will provide them the tools to help them manage their future finances.

April 9 15, 2012, Houston, Texas Comerica: Houston Money Week Comerica sponsors Houston Money Week a community wide initiative to empower families and individuals with financial education.

April 9, 2012, North Carolina SunTrust: Yadkin County Economic Development FDIC Money Smart Money Smart offered to LMI individual receiving assistance.

April 10, 2012, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, 8:00 am Comerica: Tyler Street Academy/Christian Academy Students will be able to open savings accounts and make deposits into their savings account at their in-school bank. Each student records his/her transactions and receives a quarterly statement.

April 11, 2012, Longview, Texas: 1:00 pm BancorpSouth: Teach Children to Save

April 11, 2012, Longview, Texas, 8:00 am BancorpSouth: Junior Achievement Youth education program.

April 11, 2012, Florida SunTrust: JA Girl$ at the Bridge of NE Florida Financial Education session led by our Diversity Womens Affinity Team and utilizing Junior Achievement curriculum.

April 11, 2012, Sarasota, Florida SunTrust: Salvation Army's Life Skills In partnership with the Salvation Army's Life Skills for Recovering Addicts & 10-week residential program, weekly sessions are facilitated utilizing the FDIC Money Smart curriculum. These sessions are designed to help low- or moderateincome individuals enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships.

April 11, 2012, North Carolina SunTrust: Salvation Army FDIC Money Smart Money Smart program at the Salvation Army Homeless Shelter.

April 11, 2012, Los Angeles, California U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 11, 2012, Green Bay, Wisconsin, West High School VISA Inc.: Financial Football Event West High School Green Bay Packers Wide Receiver Greg Jennings, US Congressman Sean Duffy, US Congressman Reid Ribble and Visa Inc. will attend an event showcasing an educational video game and classroom curriculum called Financial Football. High school students compete as two teams in a demonstration of Financial Football, which helps students and adults tackle their financial futures. The game incorporates lessons taught through Practical Money Skills for Life http:// www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/trainingcamp, a free, award-winning money management program.

April 12, 2012, Longview, Texas, 8:30 am BancorpSouth: Junior Achievement Youth education program.

April 12, 2012, Springfield, Missouri, 1:00 pm 1:45 pm BancorpSouth: Our Family First graders at Mark Twain Elementary will be taught lessons about how they are part of their own family and a community family. These lessons will stress the difference between needs and wants of individuals within their family, why saving money is important, and how to count money.

April 12, 2012, Boulder Creek, California, 8:15 am 1:30 pm Bank of the West: Campo Alegre Financial Education Adventure with Junior Achievement of Northern California 200 campers attending YMCAs Campo Alegre will participate in a fun and energetic morning of camp activities that will teach students about financial concepts from budgeting and saving to sharing.

April 12, 2012, West Virginia SunTrust: Credit and General Banking FDIC Money Smart Teaching credit and bank modules.

April 12, 2012, Maryland SunTrust: JA in a Day Five SunTrust volunteers will teach in a classroom for the day using the Junior Achievement curriculum.

April 12, 2012, Los Angeles, California U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 13, 2012, Westlake, Texas, 9:00 am 4:00 pm Fidelity Fieldtrip: Teach For America 40 students will travel to Fidelity Investments' Westlake campus. Fidelity Volunteers will teach them about resume writing, interviewing skills, careers and financial literacy classes, which include Budgeting Basics and Saving For Your Future.

April 13, 2012, South Carolina SunTrust: Money Smart FDIC Money Smart Youth Banking module for students.

April 14, 2012, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, 10:00 am 12:00 pm Comerica: Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy-Parent Orientation An orientation for the parents of new and old students who will be attending Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy in the fall of 2012: financial literacy seminars are included in the orientation.

April 14, 2012, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, 11:00 am Comerica: Life Skill Certificate Program for New American Women The Life Skills Certificate introduces many basic elements of American culture through a weekly educational program for New American Women. The Program helps women grow their self-confidence and personal leadership skills while improving their familys level of academic and economic success in America.

April 14, 2012, Tennessee First Horizon: First Tennessee Bank Financial Literacy Essay Contest Annual partnership with The Commercial headquartered in the city of Memphis, to promote financial literacy among students in 6th through 12th grade runs from February to March; 12 winners announced in April and essays posted online; prizes include Cash, NBA basketball tickets, The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens: 8 Steps to Having More Money than Your Parents Ever Dreamed Of.

April 16, 2012, New York Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Teach Children to Save Citizens Bank colleagues venture into the classroom to teach elementary school children about saving, budgeting, recognizing needs and wants and how interest makes money grow. Colleagues in three cities (Albany, Buffalo and Rochester) will reach 20 schools and more than 500 students.

April 16, 2012, Georgia SunTrust: Banking on Our Future Operation HOPE Bankers will provide financial education using the Banking on our Future from Operation HOPE curricula to fourth and fifth graders at local elementary schools.

April 16, 2012, North Carolina SunTrust: Yadkin County Economic Development FDIC Money Smart Money Smart financial literacy curricula offered to individuals receiving financial assistance.

April 16, 2012, Florida SunTrust: Homeless Emergency Shelter FDIC Money Smart SunTrust Teammates offer a monthly Financial Education workshop to the residents of the Homeless Emergency Project (HEP), which provides services to Veterans, individuals, families and children. Topics covered include: Borrowing Basics in Feb, March, April & May and then switch to Budgeting, Savings & Credit Basics for the remainder of the year.

April 17, 2012, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC, 12:00 pm- 3:30 pm Allstate Foundation: Financial Literacy Day on the Hill Allstate and The Allstate Foundation are participating in this event. They will be present to promote their financial literacy and financial empowerment programs.

April 17, 2012, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, 4:00 pm Comerica: PRG Financial literacy workshop.

April 17, 2012, San Antonio, Texas, 8:00 pm Comerica: Comerica Colleague Train-the-Trainer Workshop Workshop designed to increase the pool of financial literacy volunteers to support in-market literacy initiatives.

April 17, 2012, Sarasota, Florida, 6:00 pm Comerica: Community Enterprise Opportunity Class A 12-week small business/entrepreneurship class which includes a basic financial literacy program.

April 17 20, 2012, Salt Lake City, Utah Fidelity: InvestWrite Judging: SIFMA Foundation Fidelity volunteers have an opportunity to judge online essay submissions from students across the country in grades 4-12 who participate in the Stock Market Game InvestWrite essay competition.

April 17, 2012, Winchester, Virginia, John Handley High School Genworth Financial: My Money, My Future Certification Ceremony Ceremonies to honor the students who have successfully completed the My Money, My Future Program and award them their certificates.

April 17, 2012, Connecticut, 8:00 am- 4:00 pm The Hartford: Junior Achievement at West Middle Elementary School The Hartford has a multi-year partnership with Junior Achievement, an organization that empowers young people to own their economic success. In 2012, approximately 400 employee-volunteers and 4,000 students will participate in JA programs to increase their financial literacy, workforce preparedness and entrepreneurial skills.

April 17, 2012, Florida SunTrust: Grace Place for Children and Families FDIC Money Smart Money Smart modules, "Bank on It", and "Money Matters", will be taught.

April 17, 2012, Blacksburg, West Virginia SunTrust: Lunch & Learn with Town of Blacksburg Promoting S@W with Identity Theft Protection Seminar.

April 17, 2012, Florida SunTrust: JA Girl$ at the Bridge of NE Florida Financial Education session led by our Diversity Womens Affinity Team and utilizing Junior Achievement curriculum.

April 17, 2012, Troy, Ohio U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 18, 2012, Longview, Texas, 8:30 am Bancorp South: Junior Achievement Youth education program.

April 18, 2012, New York Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Teach Children to Save Citizens Bank colleagues venture into the classroom to teach elementary school children about saving, budgeting, recognizing needs and wants and how interest makes money grow. Colleagues in three cities (Albany, Buffalo and Rochester) will reach 20 schools and more than 500 students.

April 18, 2012, Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC, 6:30 pm HSBC: 2012 Jump$tart Coalition Annual Awards Dinner HSBC is a benefactor of the 2012 Jump$tart Coalition Annual Awards Dinner. This year's gala On the Road to Financial Literacy! will recognize and honor extraordinary leadership efforts in the field of financial literacy.

April 18, 2012, Maryland SunTrust: Operation HOPE Eight SunTrust volunteers will teach 6th grade students using Operation HOPEs curriculum.

April 18, 2012, Sarasota, Florida SunTrust: Salvation Army's Life Skills In partnership with the Salvation Army's Life Skills for Recovering Addicts & 10-week residential program, weekly sessions are facilitated utilizing the FDIC Money Smart curriculum. Sessions are designed to help low and moderate income individuals enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships.

April 19, 2012, Longview, Texas: 8:30 am Bancorp South: Junior Achievement Youth education program.

April 19, 2012, Springfield, Missouri, 1:00 pm 1:45 pm BancorpSouth: Our Family First graders at Mark Twain Elementary will be taught lessons about how they are part of their own family and a community family. These lessons stress the difference between needs and wants of individuals within their family, why saving money is important, and how to count money.

April 19, 2012, West Point, Mississippi BancorpSouth: Teach Children to Save BancorpSouths West Point main office will be teaching kindergarteners.

April 19, 2012, Southwest Career Pathways, Michigan, 3:30 pm Comerica: Grand Rapids Creating a Savings Plan Teens & Money Financial literacy workshop for students in grades 7-12.

April 19, 2012, South Carolina SunTrust: Internal New Market Credits Presentation at Statewide Forum for South Carolina housing groups, NGOs and developers.

April 19, 2012, Florida SunTrust: Grace Place for Children and Families FDIC Money Smart Money Smart modules, "Bank on it", and "Money Matters", will be taught.

April 20, 2012, Key Elementary, Jackson, Mississippi BancorpSouth: Teach Children to Save Day BancorpSouth will be presenting ABAs Secret Agent Savings from the TCTSD curriculum to third and fourth grade classes.

April 20, 2012, Detroit, Michigan, 8:00 a.m. Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Money Smart Week Campaign Kick-Off Breakfast A coordinated effort of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - Detroit Branch and over 150 local organizations, Money Smart Week is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. The Official kick-off recognizes the contributions of partners and includes a panel discussion titled "Perspectives on Local Economic Issues.

April 21 - 29, 2012, Detroit, Michigan Ally Financial: Money Smart Week Wallet Wise Sessions As part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicagos Money Smart Week, starting April 21, Ally will host 12 in-person, free Wallet Wise financial education sessions in Detroit. Money Smart Week is a series of free classes and activities designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances and is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Full Wallet Wise event details can be found at www.moneysmartweek.org or www.allywalletwise.com.

April 21, 2012, Springfield-Greene County, Missouri, 10:00 am- 12:00 pm BancorpSouth, Credit Report Workshop This program is part of Money Smart Week @ Your Library. It is a partnership between Springfield-Greene County Librarys EDGE mobile computing lab and BancorpSouth for a hands-on credit report workshop. Information is presented explaining credit reports, reporting agencies, what credit means, tips on improving credit scores, identity theft, etc. Library staff will concurrently assist with obtaining credit information online and printing credit reports.

April 21, 2012, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, 10:00 am 12:00 pm Comerica: Dallas/Fort Worth - E.M.P.O.W.E.R. Series: Empowering Minorities to Plan and Organize for Wealth and Education within Reach Comerica Banks E.M.P.O.W.E.R. program at the University of Texas at Dallas is a year long initiative to empower minorities to plan and organize for wealth creation through education. The monthly financial empowerment workshops address topics including budgeting, creating a financial plan, managing credit and taxes. Aprils workshop is entitled Managing Taxes.

April 21- 28, 2012, Chicago, Illinois HSBC: Money Smart Week Money Smart Week, sponsored by the Federal Bank of Chicago is a series of free classes and activities designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. HSBC will: host Train-the-Trainer and information sessions at two of the Chicagoland area offices to promote YourMoneyCounts (HSBC's financial literacy platform), review and select the 2012 Money Smart Kid and provide financial support for the design and production of the event brochure which includes the complete list of activities throughout the week.

April 21 - 28, 2012, Iowa Principal: Money Smart Week Principal Bank supports Money Smart Week (MSW), a series of free classes and activities designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. MSW Iowa partners will be hosting their events April 21 - 28, 2012. Principal Bank will participate in an event to educate Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in Central Iowa about saving money.

April 21, 2012, Florida SunTrust: Bay Pines VA Hospital Foundation FDIC Money Smart The Bay Pines Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation and Treatment Program (DRRTP) is a program open to homeless veterans who have specific rehabilitative needs and a willingness to participate in a supportive, therapeutic community. In Phase One the participants will be required to attend Financial Education workshops that SunTrust will offer. http:// www.baypines.va.gov/BAYPINES/services/DRRTP.asp

April 21, 2012, Long Beach, California Union Bank: City of Long Beachs Center Space West Long Beach and Farmers Market Celebration Union Bank executives will teach a financial literacy class as part of the City of Long Beachs Center Space West Long Beach and Farmers Market kickoff celebration. The class is part of the banks ongoing commitment to the City of Long Beach, which includes support of Center Space, a community collaboration created to help local residents, businesses and leaders connect and share resources.

April 21- 24, 2012, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania VISA Inc.: 18th Annual National LifeSmarts Championship Visa is proud to sponsor the 18th Annual National LifeSmarts Championship. The National Championships will be held in Philadelphia at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel. LifeSmarts is a national education program that develops the consumer and marketplace knowledge and skills of teenagers in a fun way and rewards them for this knowledge. LifeSmarts is open to all 6th-12th grade students in the United States. LifeSmarts topics include personal finance; health and safety; the environment; technology; and consumer rights and responsibilities. http://lifesmarts.org/index.php?page=nationals.

April 23, 2012 Ally Financial: Tweet Chat with Personal Finance Expert To help consumers with their unique and specific financial questions, Ally Wallet Wise will host a live Tweet Chat with personal finance journalist and expert Carmen Wong Ulrich on April 23 at 10:30 a.m. EST. Responding to questions in real time, Wong Ulrich will lead the Tweet Chat live from a classroom at Detroits Cornerstone Leadership and Business High School using Wong Ulrichs Twitter account and hashtag #FinLit. Consumers of all ages are encouraged to participate as Wong Ulrich provides her personal tips and recommendations on a variety of finance topics. For details on the Tweet Chat, go to www.twitter.com/ally.

April 23, 2012, Los Angeles, California, 8:00 am 2:00 pm Bank of the West: JA Finance Park with Junior Achievement of Southern California Bank of the West volunteers will work with students from Hollenbeck Middle School in Los Angeles in a JA Finance Park Activity. JA Finance Park is reality-based decision-making process addressing aspects of individual and family budgeting, including housing, transportation, food, utilities, health care, investments, philanthropy, and banking. The on-site activities are designed to allow students the opportunity to "put into action" what they have learned in the classroom and to understand the basic steps of maintaining a realistic personal budget.

April 23, 2012, Michigan Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Community Economic Development Association of Michigan - Press Conference Launching the Michigan Foreclosure Response and Prevention Toolkit The Foreclosure Toolkit will point Michigan communities to the information, resources, strategies and best practices needed to shape an effective local community response to the foreclosure crisis. Any community stakeholder group that wants to initiate a coordinated local response to the crisis can use this practical guide. This common sense guide, underwritten by the Charter One Foundation, will be made available at no cost to all.

April 23 27, 2012, Salt Lake City, Utah Fidelity: Financial Literacy: Junior Achievement Fidelity Associates will have the opportunity to mentor students at local area High Schools. Junior Achievements financial literacy program provides Fidelity associates the opportunity to give of their time and expertise while mentoring students in the classroom. The volunteers from the business community are role models who generate confidence and optimism in the students, regarding their future opportunities.

April 23, 2012, Chicago, Illinois VISA Inc.: Financial Football Event Chicago Bears Running Back Lance Briggs, US Congressman Robert Dold and Visa Inc. will attend an event showcasing an educational video game and classroom curriculum called Financial Football. High school students will compete as two teams in a demonstration of Financial Football, which helps students and adults tackle their financial futures. The game incorporates lessons taught through Practical Money Skills for Life http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/ trainingcamp/, a free, award-winning money management program.

April 23, 2012 VISA Inc.: New Practical Money Skills for Life 912 Grade Curriculum Launch Visa Inc. is unveiling a new Practical Money Skills for Life financial literacy curriculum for 912 grade educators complete with teachers guides, student activities, extension ideas and more. The program features 23 comprehensive lessons that align with Jump$tart financial literacy standards and national standards in Economics, English Language Arts and Math. Educators can download the free lessons starting April 23 at www.practicalmoneyskills.com

April 24, 2012, Melbourne, Izard County Consolidated, and Calico Rock Grade Schools, Arkansas BancorpSouth: ABA Teach Children to Save Day Bancorp South will participate in ABA Teach Children to Save Day by going into local classrooms.

April 24, 2012, Modesto, California Bank of the West: Teach Children to Save Day Bank of the West volunteers will visit the first and second grade classrooms at Garrison Elementary in Modesto, CA to teach students how to spend, save and be charitable with their money. Volunteers will read a story written by Mark St. German and illustrated by April Willy titled Three Cups. Students will then create their own version of spending, saving and sharing money boxes.

April 24, 2012, Carlyle Steward Academy Detroit, Michigan, 9:00 am 4:00 pm Comerica: Detroit Banking On Our Future Comerica employees will teach Operation HOPEs Banking on Our Future curriculum to students in a two-day workshop. Students will learn the importance of saving and creating a budget, how to manage a checking account and the fundamentals of credit.

April 24, 2012 Fifth Third Bancorp: Launch of offering of the American Bankers Associations Teach Children to Save Program To augment its financial empowerment educational initiatives for children, Fifth Third Bancorp will begin offering the ABAs Teach Children to Save program to eighth-grade students throughout its 12-state footprint. The program enables the Bank to supplement its signature Young Bankers Club for fifth-grade students, and it is offering Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum to 11th-grade students.

April 24 2012, Tennessee First Horizon: ABA Teach Children to Save Day First Horizon employees across the banking footprint in Tennessee will participate in ABA Teach Children to Save Day in local classrooms.

April 24-25, 2012, KeyBanks Financial Education Center, Cleveland, Ohio KeyBank: Financial Fitness Workshop KeyBank has partnered with Chris Chambers, former NFL Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, to invite twelve area high schools to participate in Financial Fitness sessions. Our Learn and Earn certified employees anticipate teaching over 100 high school athletes about the importance of saving, managing checking accounts, and the proper use of credit cards. Chris will be an active participant during the workshop, providing real-life examples of how even wealthy sports stars need financial education. Chambers C.A.T.C.H. 84 Foundation sponsors the workshop annually, and will be providing funds to open savings accounts for students 18 years of age. Student under 18 years old will receive a $50 savings bond.

April 24, 2012, Florida SunTrust: Teach Children To Save Retail teammates are going to elementary schools to teach about savings using the American Bankers Association curricula and providing student with the proper tools and resources.

April 24, 2012, Florida SunTrust: Help High School Students Teammates will provide financial education at selected high schools.

April 24, 2012, Spencerville, Ohio U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 24, 2012, Springfield, Missouri U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 24, 2012, Fargo, North Dakota U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 24, 2012, Portland, Oregon U.S .Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 24, 2012, Pueblo, Colorado U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 24, 2012, North Illinois, Illinois U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 24, 2012, North East Wisconsin, Wisconsin U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 25, 2012, Byram and Gary Road Elementary, Mississippi BancorpSouth: Teach Children to Save Day BancorpSouth will be presenting ABAs Living Green, Saving Green from the TCTSD curriculum to kindergarten classes.

April 25, 2012, Oakland, California Bank of the West: Teach Children to Save Day Bank of the West volunteers will visit the first and second grade classrooms at Northern Lights School in Oakland, CA to teach students how to spend, save and be charitable with their money. Volunteers will read a story written by Mark St. German and illustrated by April Willy titled Three Cups. Students will then create their own version of spending, saving and sharing money boxes.

April 25, 2012, Stockton, CA Bank of the West: Teach Children to Save Day Bank of the West volunteers will visit the first and second grade classrooms at Henry Elementary in Stockton, CA to teach students how to spend, save and be charitable with their money. Volunteers will read a story written by Mark St. German and illustrated by April Willy titled Three Cups. Based on a true story, Three Cups is about a boy who learns personal financial management with three cups from the kitchen cupboard and an allowance. Students will then create their own version of spending, saving and sharing money boxes. Bank of the West worked with Moonjar, LLC to create these money boxes as a teaching tool to help students practice healthy financial habits.

April 25, 2012, Illinois, 5:30 pm -7:30 pm Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: On the Money Career Panel administered through the Economic Awareness Council Students will explore career planning, resume development, interviewing and networking as they learn from experts and a panel of student interns.

April 25-26, 2012, Michigan, 8:30 am - 1:30 pm Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Junior Achievement Finance Park - "Kids & Money" Taking students into the world of business, JA Finance Park is a month-long economics education program that introduces personal financial planning and career exploration. Financial education in the areas of banking basics, investing and preparing monthly budgets is provided to 175 students over 18 classroom sessions. A high-tech, hands-on experiential learning opportunity follows at JA Finance Park where students are assigned a life scenario. Charter One colleagues will assist the students in creating a personal budget reflective of their assigned scenario. At the Park, students shop 14 storefronts making the necessary purchases to fulfill their scenario.

April 25, 2012, John P. King Academy and Performance Arts School, Detroit, Michigan, 8:00 am 3:00 pm Comerica: Junior Achievement Blitz Kids & Money Comerica employees will teach the student body in a day long Blitz. Class sessions will teach how kids grades K-6 can help their families manage money.

April 25, 2012: Maryland SunTrust: Operation HOPE SunTrust volunteers will teach 6th grade students using Operations HOPEs curriculum.

April 25, 2012, North Carolina SunTrust: Salvation Army FDIC Money Smart Money Smart program at the Salvation Army Homeless Shelter.

April 25, 2012, Sarasota, Florida SunTrust: Salvation Army's Life Skills In partnership with the Salvation Army's Life Skills for Recovering Addicts and 10-week residential program, weekly sessions are facilitated utilizing the FDIC Money Smart curriculum. These sessions are designed to help low and moderate income individuals enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships. April 25, 2012, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 26, 2012, Oakland, California, 8:00 am 10:30 am Bank of the West: Be Aware! Protect Your Identity Community Event Bank of the West, in coordination with Operation HOPE and the Identity Theft Assistance Center is hosting a community event to bring awareness and education around the issue of identity theft. This event is being held at Mills College in Oakland, CA and will include free document shredding, community resource exhibit and a panel discussion from experts assembled from the community to speak on the issue of identity theft.

April 26, 2012, New York, Time: 8:30 am 1:30 pm Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Youth Career Olympics Youth Opportunities Unlimited (Y.O.U.) empowers teens through entrepreneurship, employment and education. Youth Career Olympics, presented by Youth Opportunities Unlimited, allows students to compete in events involving the employment skills they have learned during the school year

April 26, 2012, New York Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Teach Children to Save Citizens Bank colleagues venture into the classroom to teach elementary school children about saving, budgeting, recognizing needs and wants and how interest makes money grow. Colleagues in three cities (Albany, Buffalo and Rochester) will reach 20 schools and more than 500 students.

April 26, 2012, Carlyle Steward Academy Detroit, Michigan, 9:00 am 4:00 pm Comerica: Detroit Banking On Our Future Comerica employees will teach Operating Hope-Banking On Our Future curriculum to students in a two-day workshop. The students will learn the importance of saving and creating a budget, how to manage a checking account and the fundamentals of credit.

April 26, 2012, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Lindley Elementary Lincoln Financial Group: Training Lincoln employees will be volunteering with Junior Achievement to teach financial literacy for the day. Lindley is a Spanish Emersion School. Employees will educate and inspire children in grades K-5 about free enterprise, business and economics by sharing pre-planned JA lessons and making connections to their own work experiences in a half-day program.

April 26, 2012, Manasota, Florida SunTrust: Goodwill Manasota Goodwill Manasota helps Southwest Floridians through job training programs and is dedicated to providing rehabilitation, work experience, and placement services to help people with mental, physical, and emotional disabilities overcome barriers to employment. Vast arrays of services are available to assist families as they transition from poverty to self-sufficiency.

April 26, 2012, Iowa VISA Inc.: Financial Football Events Former Iowa football player and current Minnesota Vikings linebacker, Chad Greenway, Iowa State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, and Visa Inc. will attend an event showcasing an educational video game and classroom curriculum called Financial Football. High school students will compete as two teams in a demonstration of Financial Football. Financial Football helps students and adults tackle their financial futures. The game incorporates lessons taught through Practical Money Skills for Life http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/trainingcamp/, a free, award-winning money management program.

April 27, 2012, Sacramento, California, 8:15 am 9:30 am Bank of the West: Teach Children to Save Day Bank of the West volunteers will visit the first and second grade classrooms at Fredrick Joyce Elementary in North Highlands, CA to teach students how to spend, save and be charitable with their money. Volunteers will read a story written by Mark St. German and illustrated by April Willy titled Three Cups. Based on a true story, Three Cups is about a boy who learns personal financial management with three cups from the kitchen cupboard and an allowance. Students will then create their own version of spending, saving and sharing money boxes. Bank of the West worked with Moonjar, LLC to create these money boxes as a teaching tool to help students practice healthy financial habits.

April 27, 2012, Los Angeles, California, Avalon Gardens Elementary, 7:30 am 12:00 pm Comerica: JA Day at Avalon Gardens Elementary Comerica Banks Western Market will sponsor a Junior Achievement JA Day at Avalon Gardens Elementary School.

April 27, 2012, Houston, Texas, Stafford Municipal School District, 7:30 am 3:10 pm Comerica: Stafford Municipal School District Financial Literacy Initiatives Comerica Bank partners with the Stafford Municipal School District to provide financial education as a component of their Career Bridge Program for its middle and high school students. Comerica bankers visit the schools to facilitate financial literacy workshops bi-monthly to the classes.

April 27, 2012, Forsyth, Missouri U.S. Bank: Teach Children to Save K -12 Class Room Presentations.

April 27, 2012, St. Louis, Missouri VISA Inc.: Financial Football Events A St. Louis Rams player, a governmental representative of the State of Missouri, and Visa Inc. will attend an event showcasing an educational video game and classroom curriculum called Financial Football. High school students will divide and compete as two teams in a demonstration of Financial Football: which helps students and adults tackle their financial futures. The game incorporates lessons taught through Practical Money Skills for Life http:// www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/trainingcamp/, a free, award-winning money management program.

April 28, 2012, New York, 10 am - 2 pm Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: 2012 Capital Region Housing Fair hosted by Albany Housing Partnership Offering free consultations for mortgage pre-qualification, credit analysis, explanation of available mortgage programs and closing costs and promotion of CRA loan products and closing cost assistance option. In addition, CRA home improvement loan and home equity products will be available to existing homeowners.

April 28, 2012, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, 11:00 am 2:00 pm Comerica: Male Entrepreneurial Academy Graduation Day for students attending the Male Entrepreneurial Academy: a speaker will provide financial literacy to students completing the five-week, fast-track program.

April 30, 2012, Pennsylvania, Colfax Elementary Citizens Financial Group, Inc.: Citizens Bank Junior Achievement Day Citizens Bank Colleagues will volunteer to teach financial literacy to students at Colfax Elementary in the Pittsburgh Public School District. Training and lesson plans will be provided by Junior Achievement.

April 30, 2012, Salt Lake City, Utah, 7:30 am 6:30 pm Fidelity: DECA International Judging Fidelity volunteers have a unique opportunity to perform an important community service by positively influencing the lives of 14,000 young people. DECA, a nonprofit organization, prepares future leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. DECA is looking for business professionals in the Salt Lake area to judge and evaluate student presentations at DECAs International Career Development Conferences. Fidelity volunteers will help by judging the finance events.

April 30, 2012, Washington, DC SunTrust: Financial Literacy Day of Service Operation HOPE Financial education partnership effort with Operation HOPE

April 30, 2012, Yadkin County, North Carolina SunTrust: Economic Development FDIC Money Smart Money Smart offered to LMI individual receiving assistance.

April 30, 2012, 8:00 am- 2:00 pm Toyota Financial Services: "Be Money Wise Day at Finance Park - Making Life Easier Month Toyota Financial Services volunteers will mentor small groups of students throughout their day at JA Finance Park. At JA Finance Park, students are given a unique life situation card, which includes income, marital status, and kids. Using this persona, the students work to create a balanced monthly budget while making decisions regarding housing, transportation, insurance, savings, entertainment expenses and much more.

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