13 Oct 2009
BBVA Compass to Host Financial Literacy Classes
DALLAS—Dallas ISD seniors at Bryan Adams High School, 2101 Millmar, will recognize Get Smart About Credit Day by participating in four financial literacy classes sponsored by BBVA Compass, Thursday, October 15, beginning at 8:35 a.m.
Topics BBVA Compass will address are:
The seventh annual Get Smart About Credit Day is a national initiative by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation designed to stress the fundamentals of wise credit use.
Get Smart About Credit Day is celebrated October 15 and throughout the month.
BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that operates 767 branches including 411 in Texas and is the 15th largest U.S. commercial bank based on deposit market share.
"The Dallas Independent School District and the students it serves have made substantial strides over the last several years. Its academic gains have been some of the most impressive in the country, and the district is now viewed as one of the nation's fastest improving urban school systems."
-Council of Great City Schools
June 2009