Home Credit Bank announces the winners of the competition among regional journalists

Home Loan Bank announced the winners of the competition among regional journalists "Journalists against financial illiteracy." The purpose of the Competition - increasing the number of materials that promote financial literacy and awareness among readers about the financial services market, as well as identifying and promoting the most talented writers. The competition was attended by representatives of regional financial and business, political and specialized banking media. Contest materials were evaluated jury composed of representatives of the Home Credit Bank, the Association of Regional Banks of Russia's Deposit Insurance Agency and the Federal Financial Markets Service. Criteria as a basis for determining the winners were: compliance with competition, the degree of disclosure topics, practical relevance and creativity. The winners were 8 journalists in 9 categories: in the category "preserve and enhance" won Julia DANILOVA from Novosibirsk, the publication of the Antique investments "in the newspaper" Continent Siberia (Novosibirsk) in the category "Think and held" win another journalist Novosibirsk Vadim Alexeev, with material "Old age does not hurt to take credit" in the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda", in the category "Problems do not solve" the jury awarded the highest ratings the article "How much is a turn on the TV?" Catherine Shmakova (under the pseudonym Anton MOKHOV) for Portal 63.ru (Samara) in the category "financial discipline" won Galina Mironova, an article entitled "Saved Ruble - earned ruble in the newspaper" The Edge "of the city Cheboksary, in the nomination" For the creative activity of the "winner Zinaida Serebryakov, the correspondent of" Money & Investments business newspaper Samara Review, who sent 16 publications, in the category "Original" winner was a Maxim eye on the publication "How to survive on one salary" in the portal bank.ru; in the category "young talent" the victory was awarded to Cyril Kazantsev, who writes for the Samara portal press-volga.ru; Award for Best radio work has won Elina TIKHONOVA, radio Ekho Moskvy (Yekaterinburg) in the category of "Sympathy for the expert jury" was won Maxim eyes with the materials "as not get rich "on the portal bank.ru. All works published on the Bank Home Loan www.homecredit.ru under "Financial literacy", as well as on the website of the Association of Regional Banks of Russia in the section of the competition, "Journalists against financial illiteracy." Total participated in the contest 123 of the material sent by 26 journalists from 16 Russian cities. Most active participants in the competition were journalists from Samara: they were sent to 26 competitive works. The largest number of papers it was stated in "Think and served" - 48 publications and to preserve and increase "- 32 publications," We welcome such a great response, which received the announcement of the Competition - said Irene Shkarovsky, Head of Strategic Communications Bank Home Credit. - That said, first of all, that regions are increasingly becoming users of banking services, and the media responsive to the needs of the population in the information. Working mostly in the regions, the Bank Home Loan sees its future task of development of financial literacy, and openness to the consumer. " Note that Home Credit Bank and the Association of Regional Banks has long focused on improving financial literacy. Since the summer of 2008 a competition was announced for regional journalists, whose goal was to identify and encourage the most talented contributors to the development of the Russian financial market and banking products and services. Then in the competition participated 161 material, sent 38 reporters from 16 Russian cities. Most active participants in the competition were also journalists from Samara: they were sent to 29 competitive works.