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Flawless700
10-23-2024 at 11:14 AM.
10-23-2024 at 11:14 AM.
Quote from FantasticMoon621 :
3 Days to ACH? No thanks.
I was explaining to people who want to continue using their account. Once we maintain accounts some wires will be there. If one is just opening it for the $300 then my pros and cons may not be for them.
Yes, there are no deposit slips at BoA kept outside. BoA customers know that one can go stand in the line take a deposit slip from teller and fill in details and then stand back in line and deposit. Or if the teller is friendly they may allow to come back without the queue.

I am not blaming the OP personally for he issues at bank. I am sure the OP is not CEO of the bank. I am just sharing details for prospective customers falling for the $300 opening. No need to take it personal.

If one wants an online account like advertised, they can sign up for High Yeild Savings account at Amex or a local credit union which gives a better rate of return than the CD's as BoA.

Cash availability: May be some call it balance availability. Boa can sometimes hold your balance for longer times without making it available. But for some one who has not deposited a check at the branch that might not matter.

I'm also trying to tell people who might continue banking there. I've been with Bofa for over a decade.


There are no deposit slips at bofa, inside or out, since last year.

Their availability policy is next day. All banks can and do hold check deposits. I think next day is the best you'll find for checks.

ACH can be same day or next day. Zelle is also instant. Very rare to wire only if you need really, really instant money movement.
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cobra11murderer
10-23-2024 at 11:14 AM.
10-23-2024 at 11:14 AM.
Quote from Raphy :
$150 after taxes LOL

depends on how much you make... but ya I have had to pay before due to these... sometimes it was only $20 but eh lol something to always keep in mind
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beejusa
10-23-2024 at 11:18 AM.
10-23-2024 at 11:18 AM.
There's also an offer for $500 here https://promotions.bankofamerica....hecking500 but it requires a balance of $15,000 from days 31 to 120
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likeundu
10-23-2024 at 01:11 PM.
10-23-2024 at 01:11 PM.
Quote from beejusa :
There's also an offer for $500 here https://promotions.bankofamerica....hecking500 but it requires a balance of $15,000 from days 31 to 120
Can the balance be combined if there is a merrill edge of > $15k?
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tprobert
10-23-2024 at 01:55 PM.
10-23-2024 at 01:55 PM.
Quote from Raphy :
$150 after taxes LOL

Not worth your time being in the top tax bracket, but you still have time to troll a deal website in the middle of a Wednesday?! Do you find lots of other $150 gifts on SD? Please link if so.
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1dash1
10-23-2024 at 02:20 PM.
10-23-2024 at 02:20 PM.
Signed up for this offer last week. Figured I might as well piggybag it onto the $600 Merrill Edge Platinum Honors offer with 75% cash back credit card bonus. What's not to like about $900 free money?

I've been trying to get to the point where I average 5% on all credit card purchases. What I haven't begun to figure out at this point is the marginal utility of attaining that goal. Diminishing returns and that line of reasoning.

I'm 70 years old, been retired for 7 years. I've got more cash than I'll ever spend. At some point, probably within the next 4 years, I'll need to begin scaling back my "financial empire" to something simpler to manage. Currently I've got 23 credit cards, 10 bank accounts, and a half dozen different investment accounts. A good time to do the banking overhaul will be to coincide with my 401k RMD.

The average American has 5 credit card accounts. I suppose that would be a good target goal for me to achieve. And pare down my bank accounts and investment accounts in half.
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GreasyBum
10-23-2024 at 07:05 PM.
10-23-2024 at 07:05 PM.
Quote from cobra11murderer :
lol pretty sure wells fargo has a 325 for new checking and 500 min... so not the best deal. Theres alot of deals like this of course make sure your ready to keep track of irs papers lol

you can have more than one bank account
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cobra11murderer
10-23-2024 at 07:11 PM.
10-23-2024 at 07:11 PM.
Quote from GreasyBum :
you can have more than one bank account

of course i have like 8
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koge811
10-23-2024 at 07:13 PM.
10-23-2024 at 07:13 PM.
isnt this the TBTF bank that warren buffet recently sold all his stock in?
plus having heavy financial issues because they loaned money to hf that are going bankrupt left and right?

so now they have a money crunch issue that maybe a tbtf moment where they cannot be bailed out...careful do not keep over 250k in any bank right now.

this one is dangerous as a TBTF get the money and gtfo quick.
Definitely do not keep more money in their broker accounts eg 500k in total if you have some means of wealth at any broker that is. All of them collude are are likely sus and bankrupt besides if you trade they always try to steal but also loan out your stock without permission just reminder do not keep more than insured assets at the most and that we are in a recession whether they want to admit it or not.
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Flawless700
10-23-2024 at 07:50 PM.
10-23-2024 at 07:50 PM.
Quote from koge811 :
isnt this the TBTF bank that warren buffet recently sold all his stock in?
plus having heavy financial issues because they loaned money to hf that are going bankrupt left and right?

so now they have a money crunch issue that maybe a tbtf moment where they cannot be bailed out...careful do not keep over 250k in any bank right now.

this one is dangerous as a TBTF get the money and gtfo quick.
Definitely do not keep more money in their broker accounts eg 500k in total if you have some means of wealth at any broker that is. All of them collude are are likely sus and bankrupt besides if you trade they always try to steal but also loan out your stock without permission just reminder do not keep more than insured assets at the most and that we are in a recession whether they want to admit it or not.

Too big to fail banks are the ones you DO want your money in. If they were too big to fail in 2009 they are waaaay too big to fail now.
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DonkeyFinest
10-23-2024 at 08:07 PM.
10-23-2024 at 08:07 PM.
BoA has a history of systematically setting up customers for overdraft fees. They've been caught and fine repeatedly for 3 decades. Nothing changes though.
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Flawless700
10-23-2024 at 09:02 PM.
10-23-2024 at 09:02 PM.
Quote from DonkeyFinest :
BoA has a history of systematically setting up customers for overdraft fees. They've been caught and fine repeatedly for 3 decades. Nothing changes though.

Their overdraft fee is $10, down from $35.

Guess things do change huh?
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tjax123
10-23-2024 at 09:13 PM.
10-23-2024 at 09:13 PM.
paypal ACH can bypass DD?
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Flawless700
10-23-2024 at 10:10 PM.
10-23-2024 at 10:10 PM.
Quote from tjax123 :
paypal ACH can bypass DD?

Very unlikely
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BraveHealth1818
10-24-2024 at 03:59 AM.
10-24-2024 at 03:59 AM.
Quote from beejusa :
There's also an offer for $500 here https://promotions.bankofamerica....hecking500 but it requires a balance of $15,000 from days 31 to 120
I think I'm going to hit BOA up since TBills are decreasing. I'm currently involved with 3 other bank bonuses.
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