SWITCH TO A FREE CHECKING WITH FLORIDA WEST COAST

                        WHERE CHECKING IS REALLY FREE!

• WRITE AS MANY CHECKS AS YOU WANT, NO PER CHECK CHARGES
• NO MONTHLY SERVICE FEES
• FREE VISA CHECK CARD THAT ALSO WORKS AS AN ATM CARD
• 24/7 ACCESS TO YOUR ACCOUNT AT ALL PUBLIX ATM MACHINES
• FREE INTERNET BANKING ACCESS
• FREE BILL PAY WITH DIRECT DEPOSIT
• CALL US AT YOUR CONVENIENCE WITH NO FEES
• $20.00 OPENING DEPOSIT
• IF YOU SWITCH TODAY, YOUR FIRST BOX OF CHECKS IS FREE

GETTING STARTED:

1. OPEN YOUR NEW CHECKING ACCOUNT AT FWCCU, YOU CAN ALSO APPLY FOR A VISA CHECK CARD WHICH ALSO SERVES AS AN ATM CARD.  (CLICK ON THE LINK ABOVE TO OBTAIN A MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION, ONCE YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR APPLICATION A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CREDIT UNION WILL CONTACT YOU.)
2. KEEP A RECORD OF YOUR NEW ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE THAT FOR YOUR SWITCH FORMS.
3. VERIFY THAT ALL YOUR CHECKS AND AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWALS HAVE CLEARED YOUR OLD ACCOUNT. IF NOT, LEAVE ENOUGH FUNDS IN THE OLD ACCOUNT TO COVER THESE OUTSTANDING ITEMS.
4. DESTROY ALL OLD DEBIT/CHECK/ATM CARDS, DEPOSIT SLIPS AND CHECKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE OLD ACCOUNT.  FWCCU WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHRED THESE DOCUMENTS FOR YOU WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR NEW ACCOUNT.
5. CHANGE ANY DIRECT DEPOSITS, PAYROLL DEDUCTION ALLOCATIONS THAT YOUR CURRENTLY HAVE  OVER TO YOUR NEW ACCOUNT.  CLICK HERE FOR A LISTING OF ALL THE MOST POPULAR DIRECT DEPOSIT FORMS.
6. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY VENDORS OR MECHANTS THAT MAKE AUTOMATED WITHDRAWALS FROM YOUR OLD ACCOUNT WITH YOUR NEW FWCCU ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ROUTING NUMBER.  CLICK HERE TO VIEW A SAMPLE CHECK .
7. CANCEL ANY AUTOMATED PAYMENT SERVICES SUCH AS BILL PAYMENT AT THE TIME YOUR CLOSE YOUR OLD ACCOUNT.
8. ONCE YOU HAVE VERIFIED THAT ALL AUTOMATED DEBITS ARE NOW BEING DEDUCTED FROM YOUR NEW ACCOUNT, THAT ALL YOUR DIRECT DEPOSITS ARE BEING DEPOSITED TO YOUR NEW ACCOUNT AND THAT ALL OUTSTANDING ITEMS HAVE CLEARED YOUR OLD ACCOUNT, YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR OLD ACCOUNT.
9. CLICK HERE FOR A COPY OF THE ACCOUNT CLOSING REQUEST FORM.
10. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A COPY OF THE SWITCH KIT CHECKLIST, PLEASE CLICK HERE.