Get Checking
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 300 Jacksonville residents who have graduated from Get Checking and are saving over $240 per year by using mainstream banking instead of check-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
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 to develop your personal financial plan
*How to build or re-build your credit
Click here for the GET CHECKING brochure. Print the brochure and mail the tear off registration form or call Sandra or Teresa at 387-8850. Order your free ChexSystems report (1-800-428-9623) and bring it to class. Click here for the remaining 2010 dates.
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
This program is a part of the Jacksonville Financial Access Initiative and the Real Sense Prosperity Campaign, it is FREE.
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Class Schedule
| Date and Location | Time |
Thursday, February 1, 2010 Duval County Extension Service |
10 am - 4:30 pm |
Saturday, February 27, 2010 Duval County Extension Service |
10 am - 4:30 pm |
Saturday, March 13, 2010 Webb Wesconnett Library |
10 am - 4:30 pm |
Saturday, March 27, 2010 Gateway Mall, War on Poverty Office |
10 am - 4:30 pm |
Financial Institution Partners
Everbank, 904-350-7523
Fifth Third Bank, 904-899-5589
HealthAmerica Credit Union, 904-296-1292
Jax Federal Credit Union, 904-475-8000
Regions Bank, 904-281-7675
SunTrust, 1-800-suntrust
Synovus Bank, 904-997-7634
VyStar Credit Union, 904-777-6000
Wachovia - a Wells Fargo Company, 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
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,
Carol Young, Tonisha Gaines
Anita McKinney
Extension Educator - Personal Money Management
(904) 387-8850
mckinney@coj.net
1010 N. McDuff Ave.
Jacksonville, FL 32254