Cardinal Bankers Go Back to the Classrooms to Teach Important Financial Lessons to Students

TYSONS CORNER, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cardinal Bank (NASDAQ:CFNL) joined with more than 1,200 banks across America to participate in Teach Children To Save Day. This annual event, established in 1997 by the American Bankers Association Education Foundation, spotlights the importance of teaching our nation’s youth about saving money. Since the program’s launch, the campaign has taught money management skills to nearly 4 million students with the help of over 100,000 banker volunteers. Twenty employees from Cardinal participated in this year’s event, which took place on Tuesday, April 12.

“Financial education is especially rewarding for bankers, because our skills are a perfect fit for the needs of the communities we serve”

“Financial education is especially rewarding for bankers, because our skills are a perfect fit for the needs of the communities we serve,” said F. Kevin Reynolds. “New research from Washington University found that children who have a savings account in their names are seven times more likely to attend college than similar youth without an account. We hope our efforts will inspire students to take an important step in mastering their financial ABCs, which in turn can help them achieve their financial goals and dreams.”

Cardinal employees taught lessons that incorporated games and activities about the concepts of money and saving, how interest makes money grow, the difference between needs versus wants, and how to budget for special purchases.

Cardinal Bank has eleven student-run, school bank partnerships with area school systems in the Greater Washington region. This highly-praised school bank program provides students with hands-on experience in basic financial management, and offers insight into career opportunities in the financial services industry.

About Cardinal Financial Corporation: Cardinal Financial Corporation, a financial holding company headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, serves the Washington Metropolitan region through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cardinal Bank, with 26 conveniently located banking offices. Cardinal also operates George Mason Mortgage, LLC; Cardinal First Mortgage, LLC; Cardinal Trust and Investment Services; and Wilson/Bennett Capital Management, Inc. The Company's stock is traded on NASDAQ (CFNL). For additional information, visit our Web site at www.cardinalbank.com, or call 703.584.3400.

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