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Cecelia Martinez
Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: News
Liriano said that many Saint Rose students go to Citizens Bank, and Raszka estimated about five or six Saint Rose students come in every day.
"We are the closest bank to campus besides Trustco Bank, and I have the most branches out of any bank in the Capital Region," Halloran said. "The questions you need to ask is what is Key Bank doing for you?"
For students at Saint Rose deciding on which bank to use, the question of what a bank can offer is an important one. Main issues of concern for college students include whether or not student checking is available, fees for using outside ATMs, and overdraft account fees.
"I use Key Bank, and the only thing I really don't like about it are the overdraft fees," said Saint Rose student Anthony Esposito. Like many students, he decided on Key Bank because they have an ATM on campus.
Aside from ATMs, banks reach out to students by making campus visits. Pioneer Bank, Citizens Bank, and Bank of America are banks that have made visits to campus by renting a table from the Student Affairs office for the fee of $25 a day. However, this opportunity to reach students is limited.
"They try to come to campus more often than I let them," said Erin Underwood, who works in the Student Affairs office and is in charge of renting out tables in the Campus Activities Center. Underwood tries to limit visits from banks to once a semester per bank, sometimes allowing the one visit to consist of two separate days. Key Bank, however, does not visit the Saint Rose campus.
"They have never contacted me about coming to campus," Underwood said.
Halloran believes this is because Key Bank feels they don't need to come to campus to attract Saint Rose students.
"They make all their money off the ATM," Halloran said. He feels that Citizens Bank does more to cater to Saint Rose students, and that because of the close location of Citizens Bank to campus the relationship with students there should be stronger.
"We are the closest bank to campus besides Trustco Bank, and I have the most branches out of any bank in the Capital Region," Halloran said. "The questions you need to ask is what is Key Bank doing for you?"
For students at Saint Rose deciding on which bank to use, the question of what a bank can offer is an important one. Main issues of concern for college students include whether or not student checking is available, fees for using outside ATMs, and overdraft account fees.
"I use Key Bank, and the only thing I really don't like about it are the overdraft fees," said Saint Rose student Anthony Esposito. Like many students, he decided on Key Bank because they have an ATM on campus.
Aside from ATMs, banks reach out to students by making campus visits. Pioneer Bank, Citizens Bank, and Bank of America are banks that have made visits to campus by renting a table from the Student Affairs office for the fee of $25 a day. However, this opportunity to reach students is limited.
"They try to come to campus more often than I let them," said Erin Underwood, who works in the Student Affairs office and is in charge of renting out tables in the Campus Activities Center. Underwood tries to limit visits from banks to once a semester per bank, sometimes allowing the one visit to consist of two separate days. Key Bank, however, does not visit the Saint Rose campus.
"They have never contacted me about coming to campus," Underwood said.
Halloran believes this is because Key Bank feels they don't need to come to campus to attract Saint Rose students.
"They make all their money off the ATM," Halloran said. He feels that Citizens Bank does more to cater to Saint Rose students, and that because of the close location of Citizens Bank to campus the relationship with students there should be stronger.
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