Yeah, I got thoughts. Google "Bank of America Clark Howard" and find the story of a dude who got thrown in JAIL for *trying to verify a check*.
There's a reason why I call'em B***h of Amerika. (They screwed us over too, and on a credit card.)
I don't like BECU, either; they're too much like a bank. Spending big bucks on ads and upscale locations. Too many bank-like restrictions on new accounts, too.
I ♥ ♥ ♥ FirstTech. They're one of the oldest CU's in these parts; their online banking is excellent, so is their customer service.... and when you go in to open an account, you walk out *right* *there* with your ATM card. Downsides: Branches are currently only Eastside. (Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland.) Upsides: CU-SWIRL, which means you can use *most* CUs' branches as your own, including BECU. Ditto ATM's. Worth It.
Whatever you do, get out of the banking biz and into a credit union. You will NOT regret it.
(We were also with what is now called Prevail for a while. They were.... OK. FirstTech? FTW.)
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Date: 2009-03-10 10:53 pm (UTC)There's a reason why I call'em B***h of Amerika. (They screwed us over too, and on a credit card.)
I don't like BECU, either; they're too much like a bank. Spending big bucks on ads and upscale locations. Too many bank-like restrictions on new accounts, too.
I ♥ ♥ ♥ FirstTech. They're one of the oldest CU's in these parts; their online banking is excellent, so is their customer service.... and when you go in to open an account, you walk out *right* *there* with your ATM card. Downsides: Branches are currently only Eastside. (Bellevue, Redmond, Kirkland.) Upsides: CU-SWIRL, which means you can use *most* CUs' branches as your own, including BECU. Ditto ATM's. Worth It.
Whatever you do, get out of the banking biz and into a credit union. You will NOT regret it.
(We were also with what is now called Prevail for a while. They were.... OK. FirstTech? FTW.)