Am looking forward to a boa in our area

I would if he/she were ever available, I am always told "the manager is busy".

I'm a former 25 year BOA client. Got sick of decreasing services, abominable wealth and mortgage care over the last 6 years. I use the Villages Citizens First Bank for routine banking and Ameriprise for wealth service. Happy with both. BOA should have gone under except that WH declared them too big to fail. Just another DC pile of you know what.

BOA kept Merrill Lynch from becoming another Lehman Bros. Be thankful W kept them afloat. As far as Countrywide is concerned, that was their own doing.

WH forced BOA to buy Countrywide.

Me too! I like BoA because they also have banks in Michigan.

I don't think so. The purchase of Countrywide predates government intervention.

Since I travel frequently I retain a B of A account and ATM card. The reason is that B of A seems to have many branches and ATMs conveniently sprinkled about wherever I go - except in The Villages. I hope one of the Pinellas Plaza banks is a B of A. A Wells Fargo would be fine, too, since I keep an account there as well.

The Villages website says BoA is coming soon in Pinellas! Yeah!

Need a Suntrust.

If Bank of America was the only bank in this area, I'd put my money in my mattress!

They have the worst customer service in the world.

BOA is the most convenient way to give birthday and Christmas "presents" to our son and DIL, who live in Australia. They have one American bank account, and it happens to be BOA, opened before all the nastiness was known. I'll be happy if one opens closer to us in Tamarind Grove.

I can forgive myself for dealing with them because it's not my doing!

The staff from BOA on bank row has always been helpful, and did our mortgage for our home. Our long term tenent goes every month to deposit and tells us it's quick and easy for them, and the teller handles everything. She said they even remember their names when they come in.

So does the sign out front.........I still use them because it is such a pain in the you know what to change direct deposits and auto bill pays.
I asked BOA on 466 about the new bank and they said it will open Jan or Feb.

Welcome Wells Fargo!!!