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2012 JA Banks in Action North American Virtual Competition Overview
Join Junior Achievement online in the 2012 JA Banks in Action North American Virtual Competition, sponsored by the Citi Foundation. Student teams compete against students from Canada, Guam, and the United States for the chance to win first place.
This contest is based on the Junior Achievement JA Banks in Action program. Student participants will join Junior Achievement online to see how effective they are at managing a bank. By taking on the role of banking business leaders, students will make corporate decisions to steer their bank to success. Bank teams will compete with other North American teams for the chance to win first place. A Bank Performance Index (BPI) measures success in the program's computer simulation, with each bank's performance based on the following factors: net profit, return on assets, return on equity, loan share, deposit share, and capital ratio. During the simulation, each bank team attempts to achieve the highest BPI possible by setting short- and long-term interest rates for bank deposits and loans. Teams also invest in research and development and marketing to strengthen their position as they co
Florida Teens Named North America's Top Bankers in Junior Achievement Virtual Competition
Colorado Springs, Colo. - A student team from Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Fla., took first place in the Junior Achievement (JA) Banks in Action 2011 North American Virtual Competition, an online "battle of the banks" that tests teens' business and money-management skills. The exciting contest, which was funded by the Citi Foundation and organized with the leadership and volunteer participation of Citi employees, required participants from Canada, Guam, and the United States to work their way through an economic recovery scenario to maximize profits and rise to the top of the banking industry. Read more...
mpete. At the end of the final round, the bank team with the highest BPI wins.
