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NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
May 27, 2010

ROUNDTABLE MEMBER COMPANIES REACH MORE THAN 450,000 STUDENTS
WITH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMS

Washington, D.C. – Junior Achievement (JA) is proud to announce that The Financial Services Roundtable member companies provided nearly 7,000 classroom volunteers to deliver JA programs during the 2008-09 school year. Throughout the country, nearly 460,000 students received Junior Achievement's work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy programs. Junior Achievement aims to empower young people by giving them the tools and confidence to succeed in the workforce, to effectively manage their finances and to be entrepreneurial.

The following Roundtable member companies completed the most Junior Achievement classroom sessions:

1.) Wells Fargo & Company: 2,078
2.) General Electric Company: 1,880
3.) HSBC North America Holdings, Inc.: 1,673
4.) State Farm Insurance Companies: 1,173
5.) U.S. Bancorp: 1,054

Junior Achievement has been a Roundtable Community Service Partner since 2008. This partnership provides Roundtable member companies an opportunity for increasing participation in financial education programs throughout communities.

Jack Kosakowski, president and chief executive officer, Junior Achievement USA, noted, "This significant volunteer support from Financial Services Roundtable member companies demonstrates their dedication to the financial well-being of our young people. We're pleased to collaborate with Roundtable members, so that students will derive the benefits of life-long sound financial decision-making."

"Roundtable member companies are leaders in teaching financial education. They have a strong commitment to financial education and to reaching their customers in innovative ways," said Steve Bartlett, President and CEO, The Financial Services Roundtable. "Our partnership with Junior Achievement helps consumers become financially informed before they graduate high school."

Additionally, as this week marks National Small Business Week (May 23-29), Junior Achievement is proud to recognize Roundtable member companies' contributions in teaching students the necessary work readiness and entrepreneurial skills and knowledge needed to sustain small business development in America.

About JA Worldwide® (JA)
Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. Through a dedicated volunteer network, Junior Achievement provides in-school and after-school programs for students which focus on three key content areas: work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. Today, 126 individual area operations reach more than four million students in the United States, with an additional 5.7 million students served by operations in 122 other countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.ja.org.

About The Financial Services Roundtable
The Financial Services Roundtable represents 100 of the largest integrated financial services companies providing banking, insurance, and investment products and services to the American consumer. Member companies participate through the Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives nominated by the CEO.

Roundtable member companies provide fuel for America's economic engine, accounting directly for $74.7 trillion in managed assets, $1.1 trillion in revenue, and 2.3 million jobs.

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