Upcoming events

• College Savings and Credit Reports, Tues. Sept. 9, St. Matthews Library
• Handling Credit and Debt Wisely, Tues. Sept. 9 at Cane Run Neighborhood Place. Call 485-5826 to register.
• Pathways to Prosperity – The Intersection of Health and Asset Building webinar with National Disabilities Institute, Sept. 10
• Start Fresh!, Thurs. Sept. 11 at Louisville Urban League

Articles and resources to share

• The Use (and Overuse) of Credit History from CFED
• From Aspirations to Achievement: Growing the Children's Savings Movement from CFED
• 2014 Financial Literacy Report from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• Center for Responsible Lending's Issues and Outcomes Report
• Driving Positive Innovations to Scale in the Financial Services Sector white paper from ideas42

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our 4th anniversary celebration on August 13. You can view photos of the event here. And many, many thanks to everyone who has helped Bank On Louisville achieve such great success over the past four years!

If you haven't already, please read and share our 4th year report which highlights our achievements over the past year.

We also encourage you to share your feedback on Bank On Louisville's work so far, and how we can be more successful in reaching our community's unbanked and underbanked residents.

Below: Mayor Greg Fischer speaks about why financial stability for all residents is key to making Louisville a healthy and compassionate city.

Check out our new mobile app! Thanks to the marvelous folks at V-Soft Consulting, Louisville Metro IT, and Ignite Team NewStart, you can connect with Bank On Louisville in a new and exciting way on your mobile device: with the Bank On Louisville mobile app! Features of the app include: A calendar of upcoming financial education opportunities A list and map of Bank On Louisville's partner financial institutions, so you can identify which banks and credit unions are close to you A "Next Step" tool to help you identify which banks and credit unions in Louisville offer products that meet your needs And more!  Click here in your mobile or desktop browser to get started!

1 in 6 US Students Lack Basic Financial Literacy

Among 29,000 15 year olds in 18 countries and regions, US students’ financial literacy scores ranked a middling ninth on the PISA, a global assessment administered every three years by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Read more here at the Corporation for Enterprise Development website.