Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Banks
Thread: Banks
View Single Post
 
Old 04-08-2008, 10:15 PM
redwitch's Avatar
redwitch redwitch is offline
Sage
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 9,094
Thanks: 3
Thanked 80 Times in 37 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to redwitch
Default Re: Banks

BofA is strange in Florida -- it doesn't have all the services you get in other states. I found this out when I was here on vacation prior to moving here. I deposited $500 in cash to my California branch from a Florida Bank of America. I was told there would be a 5-day hold on these funds while Florida BofA communicated with my local branch. It took a few phone calls and a total hissy fit to get this resolved and it still was a 3-day hold on my cash deposit.

I have opened a Florida account with the local BofA. The online banking does not give me bill pay -- to get that, I need a different type of account for which I'm not eligible because I don't have direct deposit. So, I do online transfers to my California BofA account to do my bill pays -- doable but inconvenient. For some odd reason, I plan to close the Florida account and open an account with one of the local banks.
__________________
Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention
Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay)

"There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein