FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Elise Brooks, (202) 589-2427

2.9 MILLION AMERICANS HELPED THROUGH CS09!

Washington, D.C.—November 2, 2009— The Financial Services Roundtable today reported record third quarter results for Community Service 2009 (CS09), an industry effort to improve the communities in which we live and work. To date, CS09 has helped over 2.9 million people, easily surpassing its year-end goal of helping more than one million people.

Other impressive Q3 data include:

• Over 80,000 financial services volunteers
• 12,390 projects nationwide
• $1.9 million raised for financial literacy efforts, a focus of the initiative for the second straight year

In addition to financial literacy, other projects of note include energy efficient upgrades, building homes, school supply drives, sponsorship of runs/walks and food/clothing drives.  

“I am proud at the news of our industry reaching almost 3 million people through CS09,” said Steve Bartlett, President and CEO of The Financial Services Roundtable. “Financial Literacy and public service continue to be paramount issues for our industry”

Thus far in 2009, 36,682 community service projects have been completed by 137,182 volunteers.

Q3 Companies Reporting include: AEGON USA, Inc., American Honda Finance Corporation, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Assurant, Inc., AXA Equitable, BNY Mellon, BancorpSouth, Inc., BancWest Corporation, Bank of Hawaii, BB&T Corporation, Capital One Financial Corporation, Citizens Financial Group, City National Bank, Comerica Incorporated, Commerce Bancshares, Inc., First Horizon National Corporation, Fulton Financial Corporation, Genworth Financial, GMAC Financial Services, HSBC North American Holdings, Inc., ING, John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Nationwide, Principal Financial Group, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., Raymond James Financial, Inc., RBC Bank, USA, Regions Financial Corporation, State Farm Insurance Companies, TD Bank, U.S. Bancorp, Webster Financial Corporation, Wells Fargo Bank, Whitney Holding Corporation

To view some of our member companies at work, visit our CS09 Company of the Week gallery.

The Roundtable extends a special thanks to the 155 Members of Congress who have attended or lent their name to the CS09 Honorary Congressional Host Committee. A complete listing of the Honorary Committee can be found at: http://www.fsround.org/community/pdfs/HCHC.pdf.

CS09 non-profit partners include:

• The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship
• The Council for Economic Education
• Gilda’s Club North Texas
• Habitat for Humanity
• Hands on Network
• Jump$tart
• Junior Achievement
• March of Dimes
• NeighborWorks® America
• Operation HOPE
• Opportunity International
• Rebuilding Together
• The Society for Financial Education and Professional Development.

For more information please visit www.financialcommunityservice.org.

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 $84.7 trillion in managed assets, $948 billion in revenue, and 2.3 million jobs.