Rick Lieber

CIT and USC Murray Center Launch Financial Literacy Program

Company Makes Commitment to Promote Economic Development in South L.A.  CIT Bank, N.A., and its Southern California retail bank division, OneWest Bank will provide a $1.25 million grant over five years to the University of Southern California (USC) Cecil Murray Center for Community Engagement. The grant, which was announced at a launch breakfast on Feb. 17, supports a new financial fitness program that will offer financial literacy training to community leaders with the goal of promoting economic development in low-to-moderate-income Los Angeles neighborhoods. Over the course of five years, the Murray Center will partner with churches to train 6,000 individuals