University Of Texas At Arlington Distributes New ID Cards
Wells Fargo Provides Enhanced Campus Card Benefits
ARLINGTON – Nov. 21, 2005 - The University of Texas at Arlington has begun distribution of its enhanced version of the Mav Express Card.
The new Mav Express Card allows students to link their official campus cards to their Wells Fargo checking accounts and to use them as ATM and PIN-based debit cards. Additionally, it allows cardholders to access their Wells Fargo checking and savings accounts and have financial aid directly deposited into their Wells Fargo checking account. Mav Express Cards serve as identification, provide access to university facilities and services, and offer an on-campus declining balance account.
"Wells Fargo is pleased to offer our market leading campus card program to The University of Texas at Arlington," said Gary Hudson, Wells Fargo Community Banking president for Dallas. “We are committed to building lasting relationships with our customers that help them succeed financially. Our Campus Card program allows The University, its students, its faculty and its staff to better achieve their financial goals.”
Wells Fargo offers cardholders a broad range of financial products and services at no cost – including free checking and online banking. Wells Fargo provided onsite account opening services for university students, faculty and staff during peak registration and orientation periods. Wells Fargo offers a wide range of programs especially developed for students – including College Checking, College Visa Credit Card, student loans, student insurance, financial education workshops and the Hands On Banking® financial literacy training program available in English and Spanish at www.handsonbanking.org and www.elfuturoentusmanos.org.
“We selected Wells Fargo because of its successful track record in the campus card market,” said Rusty Ward, Vice President of Business Affairs and Controller, of The University of Texas at Arlington. “The enhanced benefits of the new card and the services Wells Fargo will provide will serve our students, faculty and staff well.”
Wells Fargo has campus card programs with 16 universities including The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas A&M University, University of North Texas, Baylor University and Texas Tech University.
Wells Fargo has more than 170 ATMs and 134 stores in Dallas-Fort Worth – including 25 locations within 10-miles of the university. Wells Fargo has the third-largest network of ATMs in the nation, with more than 6,200 locations.
Students can find more information about Wells Fargo Education Financial Services at www.wellsfargo.com/student/index.jhtml.
Wells Fargo has 11,500-plus team members and more than 620 locations throughout Texas – including 134 in Dallas-Fort Worth. Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $453 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance to more than 23 million customers from more than 6,200 stores and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and elsewhere internationally. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the only bank in the United States to receive the highest possible credit rating, “Aaa,” from Moody’s Investors Service.