Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Young Americans Bank


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The result was   no consensus. Spartaz Humbug! 06:27, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Young Americans Bank

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Promotional article for a bank. I can't see this meeting WP:CORP - most sources I found are either directory listings, a blog or two, and websites affiliated with this entity. As always, others are welcome to prove me wrong. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 14:27, 19 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Comment - I expected this to be a simple call on the basis of business spam, but this is a different deal — a non-profit bank that is part of a network called Young Americans Center for Financial Education. I strongly suspect there is an encyclopedia article here and advise people to approach this one with caution. I have no opinion myself as of yet, I'll suss things out for a few minutes. Carrite (talk) 16:06, 20 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Self-claim to fame is "the only bank in the world specifically designed for young people." . Carrite (talk) 16:09, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I see that WP has already deleted a piece on YACFE. I'm not an administrator and can't read what was formerly up, but that strikes me as the logical name under which this information should appear. Google search for the specific name returns about 8600 hits, which is modest but probably indicates there are a few keepers out there in the long grass. Still searching... Carrite (talk) 16:13, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The group is based in Denver, so the Denver Post is the newspaper of record for them. Here's a 2007 ARTICLE on the new CEO of the institution, which speaks of Young Americans bank as a model for potential emulation. Ah, here we go THIS PIECE by Tina Giego from the Denver Post is the sort of coverage that gets traction at AfD. Here's ANOTHER PIECE on the activities of YACFE. Carrite (talk) 16:25, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Here's A BIT BY OPPENHEIMER FUNDS on their five-year partnership with YACFE detailing their High School education programs.Carrite (talk) 16:29, 20 May 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - I guess the bottom line, based on the above, is that this is a keep. The material I've bumped into isn't particularly impressive, to be sure, but I think the institution is unique enough to merit encyclopedic coverage and that there is sourcing available if someone really wants to go after the topic. I think this needs to be redirected to Young Americans Center for Financial Education, as I mentioned above, but I'll leave that to other hands. Carrite (talk) 16:37, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The YACFE article was deleted as blatant advertising created by a now-blocked group/role account editing on behalf of that organization. I was the original CSD tagger and am fairly confident that there was little to no information in that article worth saving (though I'm not 100% certain due to the time that has passed and the fact that I can't access the deleted content either). That being said, I might be amenable to moving this content to a new article on the YACFE as a whole. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 19:17, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Business-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 23:17, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ron Ritzman (talk) 00:02, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Delete for WP:ADVERT and WP:CORPDEPTH. I see advertising copy and a niche local market. Mariepr (talk) 16:49, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep and move to YACFE per Carrite's careful review and analysis.--Arxiloxos (talk) 13:54, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.