S&T Bank Offers to Help Local Schools Teach Students About Using Credit Responsibly

- Classroom Visits for Grades 9 to 11 Will Be Conducted Throughout the Fall -

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Sep 15, 2010, 03:20 ET

INDIANA, Pa., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- S&T Bank (Nasdaq: STBA), a full-service financial institution with branch locations in 10 Pennsylvania counties, is offering teachers a way to give students some real extra credit with a lesson expertly designed by S&T Bank and the national American Bankers Association Get Smart About Credit campaign. Teachers who participate will give their students an opportunity to learn lifelong financial strategies from an expert. Get Smart About Credit Day is October 21, 2010, but S&T Bank is offering classroom visits throughout the fall semester. Teachers are encouraged to start scheduling visits now.

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"It's important for teens to understand the responsibility involved in using credit at a young age. If they mismanage their finances early on, it can have consequences for years to come, because it can have a negative impact on their ability to secure a loan for a car or a home when they become adults," said Todd Brice, president and CEO of S&T Bank. "Our goal is to get them to make smart choices from the start."

Sponsored by the American Bankers Association, the Get Smart About Credit program connects bankers with students to help them develop a stronger understanding of how to use credit responsibly. Students who participate learn valuable lessons about credit scores, how interest works, balancing a checkbook, and monthly budgeting. Get Smart About Credit has connected 11,000 bankers across the United States with nearly 500,000 students.

For more information about the program or to schedule a classroom visit, please call Susan Shank at 724.427.2002 or send her an e-mail at [email protected]. To learn more about S&T Bank, please visit www.stbank.com or call 800.325.BANK.

About S&T Bancorp, Inc.

Headquartered in Indiana, PA, S&T Bancorp, Inc. operates 53 offices within Allegheny, Armstrong, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson and Westmoreland counties. With assets of $4.1 billion, S&T Bancorp, Inc. stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol STBA. For more information, visit www.stbank.com.

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