GET CHECKING PROGRAM
Get Checking is an educational
program designed to help consumers gain access to mainstream
financial services regardless of their banking history. Once
you complete the Get Checking program, your certificate will
allow you to obtain a checking or savings account at any of
our 14 participating credit unions and banks.
LSS Financial Counseling is the
sole provider of Get Checking classes in Minnesota. We
currently offer classes in Minneapolis, St Paul, Hopkins, St
Cloud, Duluth, and in Superior, WI.
Click here for the class schedule
and registration form for the metro area.
Click here for the class
schedule and registration form for St Cloud.
Click
here for the class schedule and registration form
for Duluth/Superior.
Am I eligible to take Get
Checking classes?
Anyone can learn good account management skills in our
classes. There are requirements in order to receive a
Certificate of Completion (see below). Consumers who have
engaged in criminal fraud (eg- forgery) are not eligible to
receive a certificate, but ordinary NSF problems are not a
barrier. You must pre-register.
What makes Get Checking
successful?
The class builds skills in three areas of account
success:
- Understand banking
products and policies to choose well
- Practice balancing a
register and reconciling statements
- Get tips on money
management and building good credit
What are the requirements to
get a Certificate?
Participants must complete four steps to get a
certificate:
- Must attend whole class (two 3-hour evening sessions
or one 4-hour Saturday session)
- Must pass the test at
the end of the class
- Must bring Chexsystems
report to class so instructor can screen to be sure no
criminal fraud listed
- Must pay off any NSF
debt listed as owing on the report
