[bleweyz39]

Hi

Can you villagers please tell me if there are any Bank Of Americas nearby? Also any other national banks. Id like to get my accounts opened here (NY) before I move to the area. Branches in the area of TV would be great. Chase ? Citibank? Whos there?

Thanks
Dee

[beady]

Bank of America is here in TV, another branch in Lady Lake. I have, in fact seen them all over Florida.
Sun Trust ,Citizens First(Village owned) , Wachovia and Whitney. That's what' s here.

[redwitch]

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.