Happy has also been recognized in several national and state-wide publications for its unique corporate culture and has won many awards and recognition (including from the United States Treasury Department) for financial literacy training via its Kids Bank program, now in over 30 elementary schools. The bank received the Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau for its outstanding ethical business standards, and known as a top-notch corporate citizen, Happy has been named, through local newspaper polls, as the BEST BANK in several of the communities it serves.