for Your Next Steps.
Beginning fall 2020, Auburn University has partnered with Regions Bank to ensure financial wellness is a part of your college experience. Working together, we have focused resources on providing support and education on financial wellness for all students.
Incoming fresmen
have higher
levels of financial worry compared to before COVID-191
1 out of every 2
incoming freshmen
can’t recognize a good financial investment
95 percent of incoming freshman struggle to understand financial information
66 percent of incoming freshman aren’t confident in making complex financial decisions
The more you know and the more tools you have, the better prepared you will be for life at Auburn and beyond.
Financial Learning Center
Reality Check
Guest Speakers
Learning Center
Regions Next Step Financial Learning Center is an interactive, mobile-first financial literacy solution. Auburn students can engage with content on a desktop, tablet or phone. The platform contains modules and activities that can be completed in approximately five minutes.
The Financial Learning Center is organized around playlists of topics that can be clustered in different ways depending upon the needs of Auburn University.
Credit, debit, or check? Learn about the different types of payments, and how to build them into your own budget.
Buy your dream home, phone, or drone. Prepare for life’s biggest expected and unexpected moments.
Heading to college soon? These money terms are a must know before leaving.
Enjoy college at the right price. Finance your education and navigate the application and repayment process.
Time flies. Build a retirement plan that lets you swagger into your golden years.
Get your personalized playlist.
Reality Check
Regions Next Step Reality Check is an interactive and engaging way for Auburn students to learn about building and balancing a budget. The goal is to make the assigned decisions during the course and complete the experience with a budget surplus. During Reality Check, students will be assigned a persona and then select real-life options that will directly impact their budget.
Personas
Budgets
Choices
Stations
Reality Check
Regions associates are available to engage with Auburn students in-person through easy-to-understand seminars and action-oriented handouts to get them on the road to financial success. Available topics include:
10 Ways to Simplify Your Life Using Banking Technology
Banking Basics for Students
Building Your Financial Know-how
Energize Yourself Financially
Managing Your Money
Maximize Your Personal Wealth
Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
Saving for Retirement
The Importance of Saving
Tips and Tools for Helping Seniors Avoid Financial Exploitation
Wise Use of Credit
Your Credit Report
Your Road to Home Ownership
Protect Your Small Business from Fraud
Financial Tips for Your Small Business
Counterfeit Money Awareness & Cash Handling Tips
Every year, Regions and Auburn welcome a guest speaker to our campus. In spring 2021, Regions will bring with Eric Smith, The Financial Literacy Coach, who has taught money skills to more than 125,000 college students, thousands of NFL and NBA players, and corporate employee groups.