The Los Angeles Educational Partnership honored Fannie Mae and Salomon Smith Barney for their support of the Los Angeles Academy of Finance (AOF) at a reception November 9 hosted by The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch.

Fannie Mae has supported the Academy of Finance for eight years and hired 12 AOF interns last year. Salomon Smith Barney has partnered with the Academy for nine years and employed 24 interns last summer.

The Academy of Finance is an innovative high school program designed to educate students about economic systems and the world of finance through a specialized curriculum and internship program.

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