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AUSTIN, Texas-A+ Federal Credit Union has partnered with Austin Community College's Student Life office on the "Riverbat Savings Challenge," a nod to the school's mascot.
According to Kelsey Balcaitis, youth financial education coordinator for the $955-million CU, this is the nation's first community college savings challenge.
"We have had a partnership with Austin Community College for quite a long time now," she said. "In the past we have partnered with Student Life, handed out promo items and done workshops, but this year we wanted to do something different that had a chance to have a bigger impact on the students. We approached them with the idea earlier this year, they liked it, and we...