The Banking on Your Future program, administered by the Mississippi Young Bankers, provides education on personal finance to thousands of Mississippi students each year. The program provides course materials to teachers and brings bankers into the classroom to provide first-hand information. It has been endorsed by Mississippi Superintendent of Education, and has reached more than 78,000 students since it began in 1998.

The Banking on Your Future program is targeted towards schoolchildren in grades 7-12. It consists of three publications: the Banking on Your Future student manual, workbook and teachers’ manual. The materials discuss the phases of one’s life and the financial services that are important during each phase – taking students from a child’s first savings account all the way to a senior citizen’s retirement account. Students are taught how to write checks, reconcile statements, manage credit and dozens of other useful skills.

Mississippi banks purchase these textbooks from the MBA, then donate them to schools in their area -- at no cost to the schools. Then, bankers assist the teachers by making presentations to students and by answering students’ questions.

The Mississippi Bankers Association has administered a student educational program continuously since 1966. Banking on Your Future is a successor program to the How and Why of Banking program (1973-1998) and the Your Mississippi Banks program (1966-1973).

The program consists of three pieces - the student manual, teachers' manual and practice set/workbook. All may be purchased from the MBA.

How to Order (Teachers and Administrators): Please call the MBA at (601) 948-6366 or contact your local County Chairman.

How to Order (Bankers): Please go to the Young Bankers section of this web site and click on 'County Chairmen' to find out who your local contact is for ordering Banking on Your Future.