Get Smart About Credit Day - October 15, 2009
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• Register for Get Smart About Credit Day
• Resource Kit
• Get Smart About Credit Day Award
Credit Education Resources
ABA: Get Smart About Credit Web Page
Federal Trade Commission: I.D. Theft Website
Federal Reserve: How to Compare Credit Cards
FDIC: Credit Cards and Frequently Asked Questions
If you have completed activities, report your bank's efforts for PEP credit - Click Here
Register Today for Get Smart About Credit DayOn October 15 and throughout October, thousands of bankers will make a difference in their communities by teaching lessons on the responsible use of credit at local high schools and colleges in celebration of Get Smart About Credit Day. Is your bank planning to join the effort?
Bankers will teach students how to budget, use credit cards responsibly and build a positive payment history. The choices young adults make with their first credit card will impact their lives years later when they apply for a car loan or even a mortgage. Our goal is to raise awareness about the responsible use of credit so teens and young adults can build a positive payment history – not end up in bankruptcy court
Karen Blumenthal -- a veteran financial journalist -- recently wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal explaining how changes in the world of credit will create a need for more financial education. Programs like Get Smart About Credit, which give young people a solid understanding of how to manage their personal finances, will be more important than ever.
To Help You Present a Lesson
Easy online registration -- Register online for Get Smart About Credit and receive bonus materials and recognition in ABA print publications and online.
Free training webinars -- Join one of our free training webinars in August or September for information on planning an event, engaging your audience, how to receive CRA credit and how to use the Get Smart About Credit resource kit. Click here to 
register for a webinar session.
Special 15% discount on Get Smart About Credit resource kit -- The Get Smart About Credit resource kit makes teaching credit easy for bankers and fun for students. The kit includes supplemental visual materials, lesson plans, banker resources and more! Take 15 percent off of your purchase of a Get Smart About Credit resource kit when you register for the Get Smart About Credit program or when you register for a Get Smart About Credit training webinar.
Signing up for the Get Smart About Credit program is a great way to show your commitment to young adults in your community! So don't wait-register now to make a difference.
If you would like to talk with someone in the TBA office about Get Smart about Credit Day or other financial literacy efforts, contact T’Lanie’s Ruegge - truegge@tnbankers.org, TBA PEP coordinator, 615/244-4871 or 800/964-5525.
Resource Kit
The ABA Education Foundation (ABAEF) recently introduced its new “Get Smart about Credit Education Kit,” which can serve as the basis for your activities during this day.
The resource kit includes:
• An introduction
• New section addressing Identity Theft and its prevention
• New activities, handouts, and lessons on credit and debit payment options
• Road-tested, educator-approved lessons on choosing credit, the credit resume, and more
• Credit and checking accounts booklets
• Pre- and post-test
• Participant evaluation forms
• Communications aids
The resource kit sells for $95 for ABA members and $165 for nonmembers. For more information about the new kit or Get Smart about Credit Day, contact the ABA Education Foundation by calling 1-800-BANKERS or visit the ABA web site, www.abaef.com, and click on the Consumer Connection in the navigation bar on the left of the page.
Get Smart about Credit Award
The Tennessee Bankers Association presents an award to the one bank in the state with the most presentations and contacts associated with this initiative. The award is presented at the Young Bankers Division Leadership Convention, held in April each year.
Get Smart About Credit Day is sponsored by the Tennessee Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association Education Foundation, a nonprofit committed to developing and providing education programs that lead to financial literacy. Classroom materials support national curriculum standards established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Teachers of English and the Family and Consumer Sciences.
“Teaching young people how best to use credit will equip them to handle adult financial responsibilities,” said ABA president and CEO Ed Yingling. “We encourage bankers in communities across the nation to volunteer with us to teach youth valuable financial lessons on Get Smart About Credit Day.”
It is important to register your activities with the ABAEF for special recognition in their publications and website.
For more information about participating in Get Smart About Credit Day, please contact T'Lanie Ruegge, Member Services Specialist - truegge@TNBankers.org in the TBA office at 615-244-4871.
