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Old 03-17-2021, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Fuzzyjourneyfan View Post
We bought a house, but we will not be able to move in for a few months. We would like to open a checking account to buy large items, like a used car. Are there banks that you would recommend (or not recommend) for this purpose? Can we just use our out-of-state checking account in Florida (part time residence) or do we have to open a checking account in Florida? We will be in Florida several months out of the year.
We moved to the Villages over 8 years ago and opened an account with Citizens First because of our mortgage. We prefer using Credit Unions. We found they are usually very friendly and most of the times there is no charge for checking and no crazy minimums. We refinanced our mortgage with them and got a much better rate! There are a lot of choices here, we have accounts with Vystar, Campus USA, and Fairwinds. All are Credit Unions. They offer the same things that regular banks do.