More than 10,000 bankers 'teach children to save' today

More than 10,000 bankers at more than 4,300 branches across the country will help 389,000 young people learn about the value of saving today, April 23, during Teach Children to Save Day.

The bankers' presentations, which will include games and activities about how interest makes money grow, how to create a spending plan and differentiating between needs and wants, are aimed at enhancing young Americans' financial literacy and money-management skills.

Check back with OklaBanks.info to see a list of participating banks here in Oklahoma along with photos from their activities! Also, click here to read more about Teach Children to Save Day.

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Pair of locally-recognized banks make social media power list

Chase and Arvest banks were both named in The Financial Brand's Retail Banking Social Media Power 100, released on April 8.

The Power 100 is an interactive list of retail banks and credit unions who have achieved the most social media traction. Components of the Power 100 score include Facebook "likes," Facebook engagement rate, Twitter followers, tweets sent, YouTube views and YouTube subscribers.

Chase ranked No.1 on the list, while Arvest came in at No. 88.

You can view the entire list, and how the it was selected by clicking here.

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Latest issue of FDIC Consumer News released

The latest issue of FDIC Consumer News was released recently and features tips on protecting your money as well as also addressing key questions and misconceptions about consumer rights and responsibilities.

The FDIC encourages financial institutions, government agencies, consumer organizations, educators, the media and anyone else to help make the tips and information in FDIC Consumer News widely available. The publication may be reprinted in whole or in part without permission.

Click here to download (.pdf) the latest edition of FDIC Consumer News.

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