Want to open a new checking or savings account and do it right?
Have you been denied opening an account?
Having trouble managing your present account and being charged a lot of fees?
Come to 
This program will qualify you to obtain or better manage checking account services. Join over 200 Jacksonville residents who have graduated from Get Checking and are saving over $200 per year by using mainstream banking instead of paycheck cashers and money orders. See what Jacksonville participants say about their Get Checking experience.
Having an account is:
*Safer
*More Convenient
*Less expensive
*A way to access other financial services, like car and home loans
You will learn:
*How to choose an account that is right for you, including low-cost checking options and how to avoid costly fees
*How to balance your checking account
*How your account relationship can help you establish credit and access other services.
Click here for the GET CHECKING brochure. Click here for a schedule of classes through April 2009. Print the brochure and mail the tear off registration form with the registration fee. Register at least two days prior to the class. Order your free ChexSystems report (1-800-428-9623) and bring it to class.
You may also want to order these free reports and bring them to class for consultation: TeleCheck report (1-800-835-3243), credit reports www.annualcreditreport.com
Because this program is now a part of the US Treasury Department Financial Access Pilot for Jacksonville, it is FREE until Dec. 31, 2009.
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Class Schedule
| Date and Location |
Time |
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Monday & Tuesday, February 2 & 3, 2009
(attend both days)
Webb Wesconnett Library
6886 103rd St., Jax 32210 |
5:30-8:30pm |
|
Tuesday & Thursday, February 10 & 12, 2009
(attend both days)
Gateway Mall, War on Poverty Office
5196-A Norwood Ave, Jax 32208 |
5:30-8:30pm |
|
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Duval County Extension
1010 N McDuff Ave, Jax, 32254 |
10am-5pm |
|
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Webb Wesconnett Library
6886 103rd St., Jax 32210 |
10am-5pm |
|
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Gateway Mall, War on Poverty Office
5196-A Norwood Ave, Jax, 32208 |
10am-5pm |
|
Monday & Tuesday, March 2 & 3, 2009
(attend both days)
Webb Wesconnett Library
6886 103rd St., Jax 32210 |
5:30-8:30pm |
Financial Institution Partners
Community First Credit Union, 904-354-8537
Everbank, 904-350-7523
Fifth Third Bank, 904-899-5589
Florida Telco Credit Union, 904-723-6300
HealthAmerica Credit Union, 904-296-1292
Jax Federal Credit Union, 904-475-8000
Regions Bank, 904-281-7675
SunTrust, 1-800-suntrust
Synovis Bank, 904-997-7634
VyStar Credit Union, 904-777-6000
Wells Fargo Wachovia, 904-498-5589
Promotional Partners
Family Foundations, 904-396-4846
Real Sense Prosperity Campaign, 904-940-0296
Florida Dept. of Financial Services, Jacksonville, 904-798-5817
Internal Revenue Service, 904-665-0517
War on Poverty, 904-665-0517
Duval County Public Library
Educational Partner & Program Coordinator
Anita McKinney
Duval County Extension Educator
1010 N. McDuff Ave. (Map)
Jacksonville, FL 32254
904-387-8850
Instructors: Anita McKinney, Felicia Alston, Mike McHugh