BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Regions
Bank has been honored with the 2018Financial Capability
Innovation Award presented by education technology innovator,
EVERFI, Inc. The award recognizes Regions’ focus on financial education,
the scope and impact of the bank’s efforts to make financial education
accessible and available, and the commitment of its associates to
deliver these programs in their communities.
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Regions Bank has been honored with the 2018 Financial Capability Innovation Award, presented by education technology innovator, EVERFI. Pictured from left to right: Ray Martinez, EVERFI President of Financial Education; Joye Hehn, Regions Community Financial Education Manager; and Leroy Abrahams, Regions Head of Community Affairs. (Photo: Business Wire)
“For Regions, we see providing financial education – through our branch
network, our Next Step℠ financial education program or resources on
regions.com -- as vital to helping our customers achieve their financial
goals,” said Joye Hehn, Regions Community Financial Education Manager.
“Our collaboration with EVERFI has allowed us to reach more than 214,000
people – from high school, to college and adults – since 2011.”
In the 2017-2018 school year, Regions provided the following:
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Sponsored digital financial education resources in 154 high schools,
reaching 17,795 students, with 65 percent of the students in low- to
moderate-income schools.
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Provided more than 13,400 collegians from 14 SEC/select HBCU schools
with information to help them understand their finances, within and
beyond college.
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Saw an 86 percent increase in the number of adult learners assisted,
reaching 22,531 with digital tools and resources online.
“Each year, we honor institutions dedicated to going above and beyond in
service to their communities,” said Ray Martinez, EVERFI President of
Financial Education. “The Financial Capability Innovation Awards have
given us the opportunity to share and celebrate the tremendous
investment these institutions are making and continue to make in the
communities where they live, work, and serve.”
Regions works with EVERFI to provide both in-person and web-based
programs for students and adults. Their curriculum uses the latest in
simulation and gaming technologies to bring complex financial concepts
to life. In a classroom setting, the program, administered by teachers,
offers over six hours of programming on a variety of financial topics
including credit scores, insurance, credit cards, student loans,
mortgages, taxes, stocks, savings, 401k’s and other financial literacy
standards. The platform uniquely tracks the progress and performance of
every student.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF), with $125 billion in assets,
is a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest
full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth
management, and mortgage products and services. Regions serves customers
across the South, Midwest and Texas, and through its subsidiary, Regions
Bank, operates approximately 1,500 banking offices and 2,000 ATMs.
Additional information about Regions and its full line of products and
services can be found at www.regions.com.
About EVERFI
EVERFI, Inc. is the education technology innovator that empowers K-12,
higher education, and adult learners with the skills needed to be
successful in life. The company teams with major corporations and
foundations to provide the programs at no cost to K-12 schools. Some of
America’s leading CEOs and venture capital firms are EVERFI investors
including Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, Twitter founder Evan
Williams, and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt. Learn more at everfi.com.
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