PNC Bank To Provide Personal
Banking Services To Loyola
University Chicago Students
and Employees
CHICAGO, June 13, 2011 – PNC
Bank, N.A., and Loyola
University Chicago announced
today a new university
banking relationship with an
emphasis on money management
and financial education for
the school’s nearly 16,000
students, faculty and staff.
As part of this arrangement,
PNC will host financial
literacy workshops for
students and employees on
Loyola’s campuses. Topics
covered will include basic
banking, credit management,
savings and investing,
identity protection and home
buying.
The relationship will also
include a new customer
service center, opening in
the Centennial Forum Student
Union. The location will
include on-site customer
service representatives and
an advanced function ATM,
capable of accepting
deposits and cashing checks
down to the dollar.
“PNC’s demonstrated
commitment to financial
education, innovative tools
and extensive branch network
in the areas our students
and employees call home make
this relationship a good fit
for Loyola,” said Bill
Laird, senior vice president
for finance and chief
financial officer at Loyola.
“We look forward to working
together to enhance the
campus experience for our
community.”
Other features include:
·
Personal banking products
and services including
Virtual Wallet® Student,
an online banking solution
specially designed to help
college students help
themselves with money
management, along with
mobile and text banking
options.
·
A total of six on-campus
ATMs, including in the
customer service office (1),
Lake Shore Campus (3) and
the Water Tower Campus (2).
·
A co-branded PNC Bank Visa®
Check Card, available to any
PNC customer, to be used at
ATMs and to make purchases
anywhere Visa is accepted.
·
Customized web sites at
www.pnc.com/Loyola
hosted by PNC, where
students will be able to
complete account
applications and find
financial educational
information.
·
One free incoming wire
transfer per monthly
statement cycle and one free
courtesy overdraft fee
waiver on the first
non-sufficient funds
incident during the 12
months after account
opening.
"PNC will bring greater
service, innovative banking
technology and convenience
to Loyola students, alumni,
faculty and staff with our
university banking program,"
said Joseph Gregoire, PNC
regional president for
Chicagoland. "Our program
includes financial education
and money management
components, allowing us to
work with students so they
can form sound financial
habits through their college
years and into their adult
lives."
Committed to preparing
people to lead extraordinary
lives, Loyola University
Chicago, founded in 1870, is
the nation's largest Jesuit,
Catholic university. The
University has four
campuses: three in the
greater Chicago area and one
in Rome, Italy. Loyola also
serves as the U.S. host
university to The Beijing
Center for Chinese Studies
in Beijing, China and now
features an academic center
in Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam. Loyola is
consistently ranked among
the "top national
universities" by U.S.
News & World Report, and
the University is among a
select group of universities
recognized for community
service and engagement by
prestigious national
organizations, such as the
Carnegie Foundation and the
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
The PNC Financial Services
Group, Inc. (www.pnc.com)
is one of the nation’s
largest diversified
financial services
organizations providing
retail and business banking;
residential mortgage
banking; specialized
services for corporations
and government entities,
including corporate banking,
real estate finance and
asset-based lending; wealth
management and asset
management. Follow
@PNCNews on
Twitter for breaking news,
updates and announcements
from PNC. For more
information, please contact
Meghan Cole at 412-762-5654.
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