schools that we’re in, and they work with the local teachers to present a curriculum to everyone; we have many schools, many school districts within our footprint, and we sponsor pretty much all of those schools,”Wolfe says.“I personally go and speak to the local high school here twice a year in classes and talk about personal finances and things like that.And I know all of my presidents do.” Bank staff work daily with customers facing financial challenges, offering guidance without formal counseling credentials.“We work with our customers every single day. We have and schools and road systems or anything else,” he said. He helped spotlight how governmentsubsidized lenders operate without supporting local infrastructure. His advocacy led to Kansas legislation giving community banks the same tax-exempt status on certain earned interest as farm credit institutions. BUILDING FINANCIAL LITERACY AND LASTING RELATIONSHIPS Financial education starts early in United Bank & Trust’s service area.“We sponsor the program in the 130 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 11
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