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NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release:
September 30, 2010

THE FINANCIAL SERVICES ROUNDTABLE
MOBILIZES VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT'S FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMS

Washington, D.C. — The Financial Services Roundtable and Junior Achievement (JA) have announced a new collaboration to promote financial literacy in schools throughout the U.S. The effort will leverage the strengths and expertise of both organizations to empower young people in the U.S. with the tools and knowledge to be financially responsible. The initiative aims to impact more than a half million students through 25,000 volunteers from Roundtable member companies by the year 2013. This represents an approximate four-percent annual increase in volunteers from Roundtable member organizations.

Jack E. Kosakowski, president and chief executive officer of Junior Achievement USA, noted, "We look forward to expanding Junior Achievement's reach by mobilizing additional classroom volunteers from Financial Services Roundtable member organizations. These volunteers can provide important insight to our students around the importance of responsible and effective money management as they deliver JA programs."

"The opportunity to make an impact begins early in life," said Steve Bartlett, President and CEO, The Financial Services Roundtable. "The foundation for being conscious consumers, workers, parents, and leaders needs to be built in classrooms across America now. The financial services industry stands ready to provide the resources and volunteers needed to educate students."

The Financial Services Roundtable member companies provided over 22,000 classroom volunteers to deliver JA programs during the 2008-09 school year. Throughout the country, nearly 460,000 students received Junior Achievement's financial literacy programs. The collaboration will build on the existing partnerships between the Roundtable member companies and Junior Achievement local offices across the country.

About JA Worldwide^® (Junior Achievement)
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 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 $74.6 trillion in managed assets, $1.1 trillion in revenue, and 2.4 million jobs.

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