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 $200 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 387-8850. Order your free ChexSystems report (1-800-428-9623) and bring it to class. Click here for the remaining 2009 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
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
Tuesday & Wednesday, November 3 & 4, 2009 (attend both days) Webb Wesconnett Library 6886 103rd St., Jax 32210	5:30-8:30pm
Tuesday & Thursday, November 10 & 12, 2009 (attend both days) Gateway Mall, War on Poverty Office 5196-A Norwood Ave, Jax 32208	5:30-8:30pm
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Duval County Extension Service 1010 N McDuff Ave, Jax, 32254 (corner of McDuff and Commonwealth)	10am-5pm
Saturday, November 21, 2009 Webb Wesconnett Library 6886 103rd St., Jax 32210	10am-5pm

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
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