New effort aims to teach benefits of bank accounts

When she was growing up, Esther Bush said, the financial advice she got time and time again was to save her money and to buy a house.

Also good advice: open a bank account.

The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh — with the support of United Way of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, financial institutions and local community groups — recently launched a program to encourage people to sign up for low- or no-cost bank accounts.

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Publish Date: 03-02-2014

News Outlet: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Author: Kaitlynn Riely

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