In the United States, BBVA Compass is implementing a program on financial literacy in each stage of a person's life (childhood, youth and adulthood) through partnerships with two institutions:
- American Bankers' Association (ABAEF), focusing on children's education, in which volunteers play a very important role. BBVA Compass employees participated in two initiatives designed to educate future consumers in the proper use of credit and the importance of saving:
- “Get smart about credit”, in which 5,042 children were involved in 2011, and
- “Teach children to save“, in which 3,767 children were involved in 2011.
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), with the
- “Money Smart” program which gives guidance to adults and adolescents on the proper use of financial products and services through 11 learning modules. Participation in 2011 totaled 1,884 people.