Comments on: Dear Banks: Embrace the Web and Save Staff

By: vardis

vardis — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 10:28:18 +0000

You would think in these rough times that the banks would do everything they could to keep you – not irritate you!

By: Deanna Keahey

Deanna Keahey — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:40:44 +0000

My bank does everything online except wire transfers. Those are only in person, and you need to see a specialist not just a teller (think longer wait). And for some bizarre reason they can't even enter it into their system after 5p EST, which is 2 or 3 here in AZ, so I have to be at their branch by 1pm, to allow an hour so that it's done by 2pm. It's a big, sophisticated bank, so I figure wire transfers must just be so rare that they're at the bottom of their IT priority list. In the meantime, I found another company whose whole business is doing foreign exchange wire transfers. Now I can wire to my heart's content, from my own computer, anywhere in the world, to anywhere else in the world, at 2am, no matter what time zone I'm in. Ahhh... (-: Deanna Keahey´s last blog post..So there we were.. power lounging at White Bay

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:53:04 +0000

I am going to close my Sovereign Account come the new year and go with an INC Direct checking account. Not only does Sovereign not allow you to change your personal information on-line, they still don’t let account holders download monthly statements as opposed to receiving paper ones monthly. SB is the only account I have these days that still doesn’t give customers the option to go fully paperless. Not only is is inconvenient, but it is also not green.

By: Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging Tips

Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging Tips — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:50:56 +0000

My bank is pretty good. They even have customer service chat available now, which means I get to bypass the customer service line. That always makes me happy. We can also change our information, although that part is still a bit funky because you have to change your address individually with each account, instead of having an update all accounts option. ~ Kristi Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging Tips´s last blog post..Thursday Things

By: Ari Herzog

Ari Herzog — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:04:41 +0000

Dave: I enter bank branches frequently, albeit to trade in $20 bills for rolls of quarters to do laundry in my basement. There’s no other way to get bulk coins, until ATMs are re-designed to withdraw coins. I suppose supermarkets could trade coins for cash. Also, for international travel, how else can you get traveler’s checks and trade foreign currency?

Andy: Be thankful your mortgage isn’t like my old car loan, at the time with a federal credit union that was zero online other than a few web pages.

Scott: I’m thinking of opening a credit union account locally, as one is across the street and invests in the community. I also like their concept of withdrawing money at SUM ATMs.

Kristi: Online chat? What bank?

Sean: Welcome, nice to see you here! INC Direct? I know a guy who heads up one of their branches, if interested. They’re a green bank, right?

By: Scott Kaufman

Scott Kaufman — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:05:21 +0000

Use a credit union or USAA if eligible!

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Banking/BetterBanking/BankFeesAreMoreOutrageousThanEver.aspx

By: Andrew Krzmarzick

Andrew Krzmarzick — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:02:22 +0000

...and they don't allow people like me with Sovereign mortgages to access information about the loan online!!! What's up with that? Frustrating. If it were easy/cost-effective for us to re-fi, we would have done so long ago. Andrew Krzmarzick´s last blog post..Open-Government.us - Caring About Sharing