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Share the Good is part of Regions’ commitment to supporting the company’s growing, vibrant markets through greater financial literacy.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 02, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regions Bank on Wednesday announced the launch of a bank-wide volunteer initiative as part of its Financial Literacy Month celebration this April.

Creating greater financial wellness is a key component of Regions’ community engagement strategy. And in the coming days and weeks, Regions will be organizing Share the Good financial wellness events across the company’s multi-state footprint, building on a 16-year tradition in which associates from across Regions’ markets come together under the Share the Good banner to support their communities and volunteer.

"Increasing financial wellness is the right thing to do – to help ensure every person has the opportunity for financial success," said Leroy Abrahams, head of Community Engagement at Regions. "It’s also an investment in our communities. When people have a greater understanding of their finances, they make better decisions. By establishing a better situation today for themselves and their families, they’re also building generational wealth and creating a healthier economy. And that benefits all of us."

Regions executes on its commitment to financial wellness in several ways. First, the bank provides easily accessible, no-cost financial education courses to anyone, whether they’re a Regions customer or not. Regions Next Step® curriculum includes customized tools, online resources, webinars, podcasts and in-person sessions covering topics ranging from budgeting, to saving and understanding credit, to insights for small-business owners, college students and people planning for retirement – and every life event and milestone in between.

"Building Financial Confidence" is the theme for this year’s Share the Good program, and associates across Regions’ markets will be working with community partners all month to host financial education events for a variety of audiences. Examples include:

• Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville: In these Florida markets, Regions teams are working with the Women’s Council of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers local chapters to conduct Regions’ Next Step Path to Homeownership program to an audience of first-time homebuyers.

• Huntsville, Ala.: As part of Regions Day at Alabama A&M University, an HBCU (historically Black College and University) in the bank’s home state, up to 500 students are expected to participate in a Regions Next Step Reality Check budget simulation. The bank is also hosting Regions Day financial wellness events at two other HBCUs, Tennessee State University and Jackson State University.

• Jackson, Miss.: Regions is hosting a fraud-prevention session for small-business owners and nonprofit leaders. Working with the Mississippi Alliance for Nonprofits and Philanthropy, Regions Branch Manager Jason Morris will lead the session at the organization’s Nonprofit and Philanthropy Leadership Conference & Annual Meeting on April 25 at the Jackson Convention Complex.

• Austin, Texas: To help ensure students of Del Valle Early College High School/ P-Tech Center are prepared for success, Regions teams will be onsite to deliver Reality Check sessions. "Regions is proud to support these hardworking students, and we’re looking forward to ‘Sharing the Good’ at Del Valle once again in April," said Stephanie Perryman, Regions Bank Market Executive and Commercial Banking Leader in Austin.

• Birmingham: Regions teams are presenting the Regions Next Step Money Basics for Life program at Disability Rights & Resources. On April 14, clients will take part in the Credit and Identity Theft course, part of a curriculum to enhance independent living skills and help people with disabilities learn to make good financial decisions. The bank was honored last year by the American Bankers Association Foundation for this groundbreaking financial wellness program.

• New Orleans: Regions has a longstanding relationship with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Louisiana and has facilitated financial education programs in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge markets for several years. Local teams are collaborating with BCG this month to present three Reality Check sessions: April 8 in Covington, April 22 in Slidell and April 23 in Gretna.