Wells Fargo & Company said it has offered Practical Money Skills for Life to more than 1 million college students the last five years. Practical Money Skills for Life features two online credit education lessons sponsored by Wells Fargo and Visa. Wells Fargo invites every new College Credit Card customer to take the 10-minute online Practical Money Skills for Life lessons at wellsfargo.practicalmoneyskills.com. Take this lesson and get free movie ticket.

As the rest of banking industry soars and tries to save every penny Wells Fargo & company thinks differently and sees an opportunity to become even larger by shedding the fat and getting more athletic. On October 12th Federal Reserve has approved its application to merge with Wachovia Corporation including all its subsidiaries, and the share exchange agreement previously entered into between Wachovia and Wells Fargo. The approval is an important step forward in the transaction, which still requires the approval of Wachovia shareholders. The merger is on schedule to be completed by the end of this year.