[CFrance]

Originally Posted by jimlambert

I hate to inform you but Head of the Household is on its way out. Makes it sound like you’re wife stays home barefoot and pregnant.

... as is referring to your wife as "my bride" or "the wife."

[skyking]

Why do you need separate accounts if you are married?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by skyking

Why do you need separate accounts if you are married?

In my opinion, you need at least three accounts: his, hers, and a joint account.

[Jolson]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Shouldn't the teller use discretion? Maybe the teller didn't feel comfortable cashing the check and decided to err on the safe side. We don't even know the amount of the check or the account balance.

You’re correct we don’t know the amount but then the teller should have spoken to a supervisor. He didn’t say the teller did that and made the decision on her/his own. I’m thinking it was a new teller who doesn’t know full banking rules.

[Rose Ann Vinci Igoe]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Couple things I learn from our bank that's not allowed.

Wife needed cash from her checking account from the same bank we both have our checking accounts at.

She wasn't able to go along, so she wrote a signed check out from her checking acct.
for "cash", at the same bank and I had her ID along.

We don't want or own debit cards for many reasons.

I went to the teller, she said: " They can't cash the check because my wife wasn't present."
Even though I had my ID along, the head of the household and had my checking account at the same bank.



Must be "Homeland Security" at work.

Get Cash from your checking /savings account for your wife and she can then Zelle the money back into your account .. easy pezzy
I do this for hubby all the time

[John-US]

Do we now see who had the problem?

[Curtisbwp]

Learn their rules and follow them.....
HEAD ? Of household? What world are you from?

[Pginbr]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Just love how they get you to give them you’re money, then hold you hostage.

Depositing a check and the bank placing a hold on those funds until cleared is smart, not holding the customer “hostage.” If I write a check to you, your bank doesn’t know if my check will clear or not.

Regarding the check payable to cash, 2 things:
1. The teller was correct in that she could not cash it for you. However, I’m sure she explained that you could simply endorse the back, deposit to your personal account, and make a personal withdrawal, (as long as you have enough in your available balance).
2. The bank doesn’t care what your IRS filing status is when it comes to personal accounts. And, technically you can’t be “head of household” if you are married.
The categories are:
• Married Filing Jointly
• Married Filing Separately
• Qualifying Widow(er)
• Head of Household (MUST have a qualifying dependent)
• Single

[themartianchick]

Married couples should always have their own accounts. How many folks have had a spouse empty the joint bank account to run off with a new love or gamble it all away?

Since everyone is sharing their favorite banks, I will chime in about PenFed Credit Union. They are really fantastic to do business with. I also like the Apple Credit Card. Though, it doesn't have the best interest rate, I do like the fact that it does not have the card number printed on the card. If you have fraudulent charges, you simply notify Goldman Sachs (issuer) about the fraudulent charges and then generate a new card number. There is no need to cancel your card or wait for a new one to be delivered by your mail carrier. You can even change your card number, just because. I like to generate a one-time card number for use online. To avoid paying interest, I pay the card in full each month. If I ever needed to carry a balance, I would choose another card.

[evelyn218]

I bet that bank was WF. Lots of problems with them. We are getting out of that bank.