Money Smart News – Success Stories

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Winter 2021

• Money Smart for Adults goes online with Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility

Fall 2020

• Money Smart Users Continue to Adapt to Virtual Learning

Spring/ Summer 2020

• Money Smart Users Adapting to Virtual Training Sessions

Winter 2020

• Money Smart Users Making a Difference: Four Organizations Recognized for How They Use the FDIC’s Financial Education Curriculum for Adults

Summer/ Fall 2019

• How a Group of Community Banks Uses Money Smart to Teach Financial Education

Spring 2019

• We Share Stories About Two Organizations That Use the Money Smart for Older Adults Curriculum to Help Prevent Elder Financial Abuse

Winter 2019

• Banks and Other Organizations in South Alabama Partner with Boys & Girls Clubs to Offer Financial Education

Spring/ Summer 2018

• An Introduction to Some FDIC Money Smart Alliance Members…and Their Successes

Winter 2018

• New Beginnings for New Fathers: How One Money Smart Alliance Member is Educating Young Families About Finances

Fall 2017

• Teaching Entrepreneurs with Disabilities How to Build Financial Security

Winter/ Spring 2017

• Success Stories from FDIC’s Youth Savings Pilot Participants

Fall 2016

• One Bank’s Contributions to Educating … and Empowering … Different Age Groups
• Bank Teaches Nebraska Elementary School Students Tangible Benefits of Saving

Summer 2016

• Enhanced Money Smart Curriculum Helps Better Serve Small Business Communities

Winter/ Spring 2016

• Still Using Money Smart After All These Years: Returning to the Source of Our First Success Story
• New York Women’s Organization Educating Adults and Young Adults with FDIC Tools
• Providing Hope to Camden Youths

Summer/ Fall 2015

• Money Smart for Older Adults: Success Stories From the First Two Years

Spring 2015

• Practical Experience Supports Financial Education for Students
• How One Bank Uses Money Smart to Make a Lasting Impression on Student

Summer/ Fall 2014

• One Bank’s Way of Promoting Financial Education Through Summer Employment
• United Way Uses Money Smart to Help the Unbanked in Kentucky

Spring 2014

• Empowering Disadvantaged Women and Families Through Financial Education
• One Bank’s Experience Teaching Financial Education and Earning CRA Credit

Winter 2014

• At Morgan State, Students Team With the FDIC to Deliver Financial Education to Peers
• After 10 Years of Teaching Money Smart to Diverse Groups, an Indiana Bank and its Clients Reflect on Successes

Summer/ Fall 2013

• Florida School for At-Risk Students and Bank Team Up to Educate Students on Financial Services

Spring 2013

• Success Stories from the First Year of Money Smart for Small Business

Winter 2013

• California Bank Uses Money Smart to Bring About Lifestyle Changes for Disadvantaged Individuals
• Georgia Nonprofit Organization Teams with Money Smart and Other Partners to Promote Low-Income Homeownership

Fall 2012

• How Money Smart Educators Are Helping Former Offenders Begin a New Life
• Students Use Money Smart for Young Adults in Financial Education Competition

Summer 2012

• Teaming Up with School Districts and Schools on a Financial Education Program: One Bank’s Tips for Success

Spring 2012

• FDIC Curriculum Inspires Student to Become a Homeowner…and an Educator
• How Money Smart Is Being Used to Promote Access to Bank Deposit Accounts

Winter 2012

• How Small Depository Institutions Are Strengthening Their Communities with Money Smart

Fall 2011

• Success Stories from the Start: Money Smart Partners Look Back at the First 10 Years
• Creating New Success Stories: Tips for Financial Educators for the Next 10 Years

Summer 2011

• Survivors of Domestic Violence Achieve Financial Independence
• A Hands-On Approach to Financial Education: Teach, Track Progress and Coach

Spring 2011

• Success Stories: Making a World of a Difference by Teaching Money Smart in Other Languages

Winter 2010/ 2011

• Helping Low-Income Teens Save For Financial Independence: A Money Smart Success Story

Fall 2010

• Reports from the Field: More Money Smart Success Stories

Summer 2010

• Ways to Introduce College Students to Financial Education: Successful Answers to a Multiple-Choice Question

Spring 2010

• Success Stories: Diverse Approaches in Using Money Smart

Winter 2010

• Success Stories: Reaching Households Struggling to Survive a Job Loss or Wage Reduction

Fall 2009

• Money Smart for Young Adults: Success Stories and Strategies for the School Year

Summer 2009

• What Works in the Workplace: Helping Employers Provide Financial Education to Their Staff
• Attention! Success Stories Offering Financial Education to Soldiers and Their Families

Spring 2009

• Big Results for Small Businesses: More Success Stories from Financial Education

Winter 2009

• Promoting Financial Education at Free Tax-Preparation Sites: Success Stories

Fall 2008

• Personal Statements and Essay Contests: Sharing Money Smarts and Success Stories the “Write” Way

Summer 2008

• From Poverty to Prosperity: Money Smart Success Stories and Tips for Providing Financial Education to Struggling Families

Spring 2008

• Passing the Test: Success Stories and Tips for Teaching Kids About Money

Winter 2008

• Financial Education Offers a Path to First-Time Homeownership: Success Stories and Teaching Tips

Fall 2007

• Financial Education Through Libraries: Opportunities for Successful Partnerships

Summer 2007

• Special Delivery: How Money Smart Partners Are Bringing Financial Education to Unusual Venues

Spring 2007

• Bankers as Guest Instructors for Money Smart Classes
• A Success Story Using Financial Education in the Gulf Coast Recovery

Winter 2007

• Best Practices for Teaching People with Visual Impairments

Summer 2006

• Money Smart Program Honored by Honolulu Mayor
• MainStream Reaching Los Angeles’ Hispanic Community with Money Smart

Fall 2006

• Money Smart Success Stories…About Homeownership

Spring 2005

• From a Class to a Career
• Computer Classes Teach Financial Skills Too

Winter 2005

• Tales Out of School: Lessons Learned from Money Smart Presentations to Youth

Fall 2004

• Arizona Bank Creates a Scholarship for Students with Help from Money Smart

Summer 2004

• Money Smart Success Stories

April 2004

• Unity in the Community Sponsors Money Smart Classes in Los Angeles
• State Farm Agents Bring Money Smart Classes to Union County, PA.

January 2004

• AmSouth Sponsors First-Time Homebuyer Workshops for Public Housing Residents
• Phoenix Bankers Help Head Start Parents Become Money Smart
• Money Smart In Iraq!

July 2003

• Money Smart: Changing Lives for the Better

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