Opening or Reactivating a Bank Account

Benefits of having a SABS bank account:

  • No minimum balance
  • No service fees
  • No holds on deposits
  • Event services and supplies
  • Budgetary advice
  • Accounting assistance
  • Competitive interest rates
  • Personal attention

Conditions to have a SABS bank account:

  1. Your organization must be registered on UConntact.
  2. Your organization must complete a SABS Banking Contract for the current fiscal year as follows:
    • The Treasurer, President, and Advisor are required signers.
    • A fourth signer is required.
    • A fifth signer is optional.
    • All signers must be listed as Executive Officers on UConntact.
  3. The Treasurer must complete the following workshops, if they have not already done so:
    • SOLID Treasurer Training – online workshop (available after August 1).
    • SABS Treasurer Training – online workshop (available after August 1).

Follow these steps to open a new SABS bank account:

  1. Register your organization on UConntact as a Tier II organization:
  2. Once registered on UConntact, complete a Banking Contract which includes listing your beneficiary and their contact information:
    • These forms and directions to complete them are found on the Virtual Front Desk page of the SABS website.
    • Submit a banking contract following the above guidelines every fiscal year.
    • Banking contracts are effective beginning July 1 (or the date it is approved by SABS) and expire on June 30 each year.

Follow these steps to reactivate an existing SABS bank account:

  1. Re-register your organization on UConntact:
  2. Once re-registered on UConntact, complete a Banking Contract and certify your beneficiary information is correct and up-to-date or select a new beneficiary:
    • These forms and directions to complete them are found on the Virtual Front Desk page of the SABS website.
    • Submit a banking contract following the above guidelines every fiscal year.
    • Banking contracts are effective beginning July 1 (or the date it is approved by SABS) and expire on June 30 each year.