MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2006--The U.S. Bancorp
Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Mapping Your Future(TM),
Inc. (MYF). Mapping Your Future serves more than 2,700 postsecondary
schools and is located on the web at www.mapping-your-future.org.
"We appreciate the continued support of the U.S. Bancorp
Foundation," said Catherine Mueller, executive director of Mapping
Your Future. "This funding will help Mapping Your Future continue to
fulfill its mission of providing free online college, financial aid,
career, and financial literacy information and services - services
that are very important to the lives of many students and families and
to the daily operations of colleges and universities around the
country."
Features of the MYF web site include:
- Early Career Awareness - career planning information and the
interactive feature CareerShip to help middle school students
explore career options;
- College Preparation and Selection - information about academic
preparation needed for college, what to expect from admission
procedures and standardized tests, and tips on selecting a
school;
- Financial Fitness - "Ten Steps to Financial Fitness," an
interactive financial trainer dedicated to helping high school
and college students build financial muscle; includes
calculators to help students and families with budgeting and
financial aid planning;
- College Financial Aid - information about how to apply for
student financial aid, and information on scholarships,
grants, loans, and work-study programs, and a calendar of
important dates in the financial aid process;
- Online Student Loan Counseling - interactive and
college-customized entrance and exit counseling sessions;
- Live Chat Events - events that enable visitors to ask
counselors about college, career, financial aid, and loan
management and receive answers immediately;
- Show Me the Future - an online financial literacy and life
skills game that helps students understand the decisions they
make today can have a life-long impact; and
- Success in College - a guide to help students navigate through
college.
Based in Round Rock, Texas, MYF is a national collaborative,
public-service project of the financial aid industry - bringing
together the expertise of the industry to provide services online.
During the last 10 years, MYF has received a number of awards,
including recognition for its excellence in content and innovation in
technology services.
U.S. Bank is one of the top student banking institutions in the
nation, providing a comprehensive line of student banking products
including student loans, campus ID card programs, Internet banking,
U.S. Bank student checking and savings, and Visa Buxx(R) prepaid
spending cards. U.S. Bank student loans offer quality toll-free
customer service, state-of-the-art loan processing, online application
accessibility, and a variety of repayment options that offer savings
to borrowers. Student loan products include Federal Stafford, PLUS,
Consolidation, and Supplemental education loans. For more information
on these services, visit www.usbank.com/studentbanking.
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), with assets of $217 billion, is the
sixth-largest financial holding company in the United States. The
company operates 2,467 banking offices and 4,943 ATMs, and provides a
comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment,
mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses
and institutions. U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank.
Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.
CONTACT: U.S. Bancorp
Amy Frantti, Media Relations, 612-303-0733
SOURCE: U.S. Bancorp
