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

9.4 Million Americans Helped Through Roundtable’s CS09
Over 77,000 Total Projects Completed

Washington, D.C.—February 23, 2010—The Financial Services Roundtable announces that its Community Service 2009 (CS09) produced over 77,000 community service projects this year with more than a quarter of them focused on financial literacy. Projects were made possible by the support of 300,000 Roundtable member company employees which helped 9.4 million Americans. 

In addition to financial literacy, Roundtable member company employees participated in building homes, school supply drives, sponsoring run/walks and food/clothing drives, among others.

“Public service is both our responsibility and an integral part of our companies’ business models” said Steve Bartlett, President and CEO of The Financial Services Roundtable. “As evidenced by this tremendous year, we work hard to serve the communities in which we live and work.”

National Sponsors of Community Service 2009 include:
AEGON USA, Inc., The Allstate Corporation, AXA Equitable, BancWest Corporation, Bank of America Corporation, BNY Mellon, Barclays Capital, Inc., BBVA Compass, Capital One Financial Corporation, Charles Schwab Corporation, Edward Jones, GMAC Financial Services, ING, MasterCard Worldwide, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., Northern Trust Corporation, Principal Financial Group, Protective Life Corporation, Raymond James Financial, Inc., RBC Bank, USA, Regions Financial Corporation, State Farm Insurance Companies, Toyota Financial Services, U.S. Bancorp, and Wells Fargo & Company

The Roundtable extends a special thanks to the 155 Members of Congress who have attended events 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, SER—Jobs for Progress and The Society for Financial Education and Professional Development.

To view detailed accounts of what financial services companies are doing in their communities please visit: http://www.fsround.org/community/community_service_company_archive.html

For more information please visit www.financialcommunityservice.org, or view the attached flyer.

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.