Fifth Third Bank today announced its sponsorship of Dave Ramsey’s Foundations
in Personal Finance course for the 2014-2015 school year. The Bank
will sponsor the course in 1,827 high schools throughout its 12-state
footprint, including 69 schools for the first time in western Michigan.
This year marks the fifth consecutive year that Fifth Third Bank has
sponsored Foundations in Personal Finance. Since 2010, the Bank
has helped educate more than 500,000 students. In the current fall 2014
semester, Fifth Third expects that 133,000 students will take the course.
“Fifth Third Bank is committed to improving lives in the communities we
serve,” said Maria Veltre, senior vice president and Chief Marketing
Officer. “Improving lives begins with educating high school students
about how the economic world functions. We sponsor Dave Ramsey’s course
at an important juncture—as these teens embark on first jobs, college
planning and expenditures independent of their parents. We know that Foundations
is a great course that will teach students personal finance.”
“Financial literacy is an important and necessary skill for high school
students. Through Fifth Third’s sponsorship, we’ll be able to impact the
lives of students and give them the tools they need to succeed
financially in life,” said Rachel Cruze, financial speaker and host of Foundations
in Personal Finance.
Foundations in Personal Finance is a comprehensive, flexible and
turnkey personal finance curriculum. It is designed to be taught by the
teacher in school, aided by video lessons from Dave Ramsey and
his team of experts. It has been recently updated and features a blended
learning site with calculators, tools and resources, a new 504-question
TestGen® computerized test bank, a brand new print and digital teachers’
guide and four new chapters. The program also includes 100+ classroom
activities focused on providing 21st century personal finance knowledge
and skills in a student-centered, competency-based approach to learning. Foundations
in Personal Finance is presented in 12 chapters, divided into four
units: Saving and Budgeting; Credit and Debt; Financial Planning and
Insurance; and Income, Taxes and Giving.
Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company
headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Company has $133 billion in
assets and operates 15 affiliates with 1,309 full-service Banking
Centers, including 102 Bank Mart® locations, most open seven days a
week, inside select grocery stores and 2,619 ATMs in Ohio, Kentucky,
Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Florida, Tennessee, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Missouri, Georgia and North Carolina. Fifth Third operates
four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer
Lending, and Investment Advisors. Fifth Third also has a 22.8% interest
in Vantiv Holding, LLC. Fifth Third is among the largest money managers
in the Midwest and, as of June 30, 2014, had $305 billion in assets
under care, of which it managed $27 billion for individuals,
corporations and not-for-profit organizations. Investor information and
press releases can be viewed at www.53.com.
Fifth Third’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ® Global Select Market
under the symbol “FITB.” Fifth Third Bank was established in 1858.
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