S&T Bank Offers Students Extra Credit this School Year with Lessons about Smart Financial Management

INDIANA, Pa., Sept. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S&T Bank (NASDAQ: STBA), a full-service financial institution with branch locations in 11 Pennsylvania counties, is helping students earn extra credit this school year by offering financial lessons as part of the American Bankers Association Get Smart About Credit Campaign.  As part of the campaign, area teachers are encouraged to schedule a classroom visit with a financial expert from S&T Bank who will offer lessons on how to manage a checking account, how to budget and how to use credit responsibly.

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"As part of the Get Smart About Credit Campaign, our goal is to help local students develop smart lifelong financial habits at an early age," said Todd D. Brice, president and chief executive officer of S&T Bank.  "Studies show that one out of three high school seniors use a credit card. At S&T Bank, we want teens to understand that financial decisions they make today can impact their credit history for years, which may affect their long-term financial goals such as buying a car."  

Sponsored by the American Bankers Association, the Get Smart About Credit program is a national campaign of volunteer bankers who help young people develop a stronger understanding of how to use credit responsibly. National Get Smart About Credit Day is recognized annually on the third Thursday in October (October 17, 2013), but S&T Bank works with area schools throughout the school year to offer credit education lessons.

For more information about the program or to schedule a day for an S&T banker to visit your classroom, please call Susan Gawel at 724.427.2002 or e-mail her at susan.gawel@stbank.net.  Teachers are encouraged to schedule a visit as early as possible.  Lessons are geared toward students in grades 9 through 12.

For more information about S&T Bank, please visit www.stbank.com or call 800.325.2265.

About S&T Bank
Headquartered in Indiana, PA, S&T Bancorp, Inc. operates offices within Allegheny, Armstrong, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Indiana, Jefferson, Washington and Westmoreland counties as well as a loan production office in northeast Ohio. With assets of $4.5 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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