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Get Checking - Waterloo

Having an account is:

  • Safer
  • More convenient
  • Less expensive
  • A way to access other financial services, like loans and credit.


Want to open a checking or savings account?

Get Checking is designed for people who currently do not have an account with a financial institution.

Maybe you have never had an account and don't know how to start. Maybe you have had problems with an account in the past that and now you can’t open a new account because of those problems.

See Get Checking class schedule For
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Will I be able to open an account after the class?

Once you have completed the Get Checking classes, you will receive a certificate. To open your account, take your certificate and all proper identification, to one of the following participating financial institutions:
  • Regions Bank
  • John Deere Community Credit Union
  • US Bank
  • Wells Fargo Bank

HOW DO I REGISTER?

Call the CCCS office at (319) 234-0661 and ask that a brochure be mailed to you. Select one of the scheduled classes, complete the registration form and mail it with payment to the CCCS office.

Classes last three hours and cover topics such as: understanding ChexSystems, choosing an account that is right for you, managing your checking account, and keys to successful money management and credit. The cost is $25.00 per individual or $35 per couple. Scholarships are available from CCCS on a first-come first-serve basis.

GET CHECKING is a national program developed by the University of Wisconsin-Extension in partnership with eFunds Corporation. CCCS is a licensed, authorized educator for the Get Checking program in Iowa.

CCCS thanks MidAmerican Energy Company for sponsoring the printing of the GET CHECKING brochures.
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