ABA Recognizes First Interstate for Financial Education Work

The American Bankers Association (ABA) recognized First Interstate for its financial education efforts in this year’s Community Commitment Awards.

First Interstate earned an Honorable Mention from the ABA in Financial Education.

We entered our entire financial education program to the awards program, which includes:

• ABA Financial Education campaign participation
  • Safe Banking for Seniors
  • Teach Children to Save
  • Get Smart About Credit
• Mini Bank program
• Piggy Bank contests
• EVERFI for employee and public education
• "Lets Talk" series

Our programs for financial education grow every year to make financial education and literacy easy to comprehend and digest. We focus on low-to-moderate-income areas and underbanked communities with the goal of increasing overall financial literacy and building trust among demographics that may not have experience and relationships with financial experts.

Providing this education helps us break down barriers and create new opportunity, especially for individuals who come from generational poverty.

In 2023, our bankers taught more than 520 presentations to 10,865 attendees, and we distributed more than 6,300 informational packets. While those numbers are impressive, we dream even bigger, and are confident we will improve upon that outreach in 2024.

To start learning now, check out the financial education resources in our Resource Center.

If you are interested in having a banker teach a financial education course for your organization or community, call your local First Interstate Bank branch and ask for your local Commitment to Community Financial Education Champion.

Learn more about the Community Commitment Awards on the ABA’s Website.