JA Banks in Action® North American Competition

Join JA Worldwide online in the 2010 JA Banks in Action North American Competition, sponsored by the Citi Foundation, and see how effective you are at managing your own bank. As a participating student, you will take on the role of a corporate business leader by making corporate decisions to steer your bank to success. Student teams compete against students from Canada, Guam, and the United States for the chance to win first place.

JA Banks in Action 2010 North American Competition Overview

This contest is based on the Junior Achievement JA Banks in Action program. Student participants will join in the JA Worldwide online JA Banks in Action 2009-2010 North American Competition to see how effective they are at managing a bank. By taking on the role of banking business leaders, they 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. The contest will commence June 27-30, 2010, in New York City, with three student representatives from 10 teams meeting on the financial field of combat for the final round of competitions. The final round will determine the first-, second-, and third-place teams.

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 compete. At the end of the simulation, the bank team with the highest BPI wins.

The First-Place Team, Team JA Centex 1, receiving their $1,500 cash award during the Awards Luncheon of the JA Banks in Action competition in New York City.

Colorado Springs, Colo., July 2, 2009 — Junior Achievement® today announced that a group of Junior Achievement students from Bowie High School in Austin, TX, are winners of the 2009 JA Banks in Action North American Competition, sponsored by Citi Foundation. As the winning team, the students will receive $1,500. Teams from Las Vegas, NV, and Louisville, KY, took 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.  Read more...

2009-2010 Competition Details