U.S. BANK PARTNERS WITH AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY
FOR ITS MULTI-USE CAMPUS IDENTIFICATION CARD

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (August 2, 2006) – Austin Peay State University (APSU) has chosen U.S. Bank as its campus bank card partner. U.S. Bank will provide the banking functionality for the school’s multi-use identification card, called the Govs Card, and will operate two ATMs on campus.

This new partnership includes a variety of optional U.S. Bank financial products and services including checking accounts with no minimum balance and no monthly maintenance fee for students, faculty and staff.  

The Govs Card provides official campus identification and a variety of conveniences including use of the student recreation center, fitness center and vending machines, and admittance to residence halls for more than 9,700 APSU students, faculty and staff. For cardholders who also choose to open an account at
U.S. Bank, the Govs Card will double as their ATM card on and off campus. Two new ATMs will be installed on the APSU campus in August of this year. One will be located at Morgan University Center and the other at the Harvill Building. A U.S. Bank branch is conveniently located at One Public Square in Clarksville just a few blocks from campus.

“We are excited about having the banking functionality available with the Govs Card,” said Mitch Robinson, vice president for finance and administration at APSU. “Having the latest technology available makes everyday life on campus for our faculty, staff and students safer and more convenient.”

“The U.S. Bank team is proud of this new partnership with APSU,” said Stephen Kemmer, community president for U.S. Bank. “In addition to providing the banking functionality for the Govs Card and having two ATMs on campus, we also look forward to meeting with students, faculty and staff who are interested in the products and services that are available from U.S. Bank.”

Joyce Norris, senior community banking officer for U.S. Bank, will conduct free financial literacy seminars on campus during the school year.

APSU is one of 30 colleges and universities that partners with U.S. Bank for a campus banking program.  Others include Northern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, University of Louisville, San Diego State University, Iowa State University, Northwest Missouri State University, Xavier University and Northwestern University.

Austin Peay State University is located on an urban campus that for over 180 years has been used for educational purposes and on which the buildings of five colleges have stood. The University began as Austin Peay Normal School when it was created as a two-year junior college and teacher-training institution by Act of the General Assembly of 1927 and named in honor of Governor Austin Peay, who was serving his third term of office when the school was established. Austin Peay State University is one of 46 institutions in the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) system, the seventh largest system of higher education in the nation. The TBR is the governing board for this system which is comprised of six universities, 14 two-year colleges, and 26 technology centers. The TBR system enrolls more than 80 percent of all Tennessee students attending public institutions of higher education.

U.S. Bank is one of the top student banking institutions in the nation, providing a comprehensive line of student banking products, including campus ID card programs, student loans, Internet banking, U.S. Bank student checking and savings, and Visa Buxxâ prepaid spending cards. For more information on these services, visit usbank.com/studentbanking.

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with assets of $213 billion, is the 6th largest financial holding company in the United States. The company operates 2,434 banking offices and 4,966 ATMs, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.

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