How To Open And Use
A Checking Account

Cultivate creditworthiness in an
audience that does not understand financial basics.

FACT: Twenty-two percent of low-income American families – over 8.4 million families – do not have either a savings or a checking account.
FACT: Lower-income individuals with bank accounts are 43% more likely than those without to have positive net financial assets.

Banking skills education offered in the workplace, community center, or church meeting room is the key to reaching – and cultivating – under-informed community members who want to learn how to establish solid banking relationships.

How To Open And Use A Checking Account starts the process and builds money management skills with detailed how-to instructions. The Workbook covers:

• Choosing a checking account,
• Using a checking account,
• Managing your account,
• Using electronic services.
  

As both a promotional and instructional resource, you can use How To Open And Use A Checking Account for:

• New customers at your branches,
• Classes in your community,
• In-house seminars,
• Community outreach events,
• A blitz of your own,
• The possibilities are endless.

Reach the unbanked or the under-banked with this unique tool they need to learn how to handle money responsibly and become creditworthy. Help low-income community members build their financial assets while you strengthen your relationship with them.